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Brooch

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1885-1900

GUSN

GUSN-66456

Description

Narrow leaf chased with veins; turned under edges; long pin behind

Details

Descriptive Terms

brooches
pins (jewelry)
chasing
gold (metal)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Gold Plate
Chased
Leaf
BROOCH

Associated Person

Jewett, Mary Rice, 1847-1930
Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909
Eastman, Theodore Jewett, 1879-1931

Associated Building

Original to Sarah Orne Jewett House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.75 x 0.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth L.P. Richardson

Accession Number

1966.1994

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