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This bar pin is constructed from a rectangle of polished jet with dentate edges surmounted by a garland of faceted steel leaves and vines that twists across the surface of the bar horizontally. Oxidation visible on some of the steel elements, many of which appear broken or missing. Closure with a hinged pin and clasp on back.
pins (fasteners)
pins (jewelry)
jet (coal)
cut steel
Pin, Clothing
Pin, Bar
Jet
Brass
Foliate Garland
Pin, Bar
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1 (W) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4904
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