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This oval reservoir brooch was designed to hold a lock of hair but is empty. The gilded metal frame is formed with beading and decorated with swags and scrolls of gilded wirework at the compass points. A fragment of black backing cloth is visible through the beveled glass setting. Closure with a hinged pin on back.
brooches
pins (jewelry)
glass (material)
gold (metal)
gilding
Pin, Clothing
Brooch
Gold Plate
Glass
Molded
Soldered
Victorian
Love
Brooch
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1.25 x 0.875 x 0.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5147
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