Gold brooch in the shape of a shaft with a snarling lion or tiger's head, Tiffany & Co

An image of Jewellery. Brooch in the shape of a shaft with a snarling lion or tiger's head at each end; pin fastening on the side. Tiffany & Co., New York. Gold, cast and chased, length, whole, 6.8 cm, circa 1880. Archaeological Style. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Brooch in the shape of a shaft with a snarling lion or tiger's head at each end; pin fastening on the side. Tiffany & Co., New York. Gold, cast and chased, length, whole, 6.8 cm, circa 1880. Archaeological Style. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Accession Number: M.17-1983
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 612 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 56.54kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century _WF_Grundy American animal animals Archaeological Revival Archaeological Style big cats brooch cast cats chased Fitz_AA gold jewellery jewellery pin lions Louis Comfort Tiffany Revivalism shaft Tiffany & Co tigers Victorian

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