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Bar pin

Date

1880-1900

GUSN

GUSN-23960

Description

Bar pin made from a single piece of carved mother-of-pearl set with a series of faceted cut steel "stones" set in a repeating diamond pattern the length of the bar. Closure on back with pin and clasp (separating from mother-of-pearl).

Details

Descriptive Terms

pins (fasteners)
pins (jewelry)
mother of pearl
steel (alloy)
Pin, Clothing
Pin, Bar
Mother-of-Pearl
Steel
Cut
Pin, Bar

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

0.625 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4913

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