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Maker: Pierre, Georges
Horn, carved and stained pink and green. A flower on a stem with three leaves. Signed 'GIP; on the back of the flower. The smaller front portion of the flower is attached to the larger back portion by two metal dowels inserted from the back. Gilt-metal pin fastener on the back comprising steel brooch-pin with copper alloy hinge and catch.
History note: Ursula, 135 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 3.9 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1982-11-29) by Grundy, J. Hull, Mrs
Early 20th century
Circa
1900
-
1910
Accession number: M.53-1982
Primary reference Number: 119004
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Brooch" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119004 Accessed: 2023-05-29 17:59:59
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Accession Number: M.5-1970
Accession Number: M.41-1984
Accession Number: GR.3.1978
Accession Number: CM.1660-2001
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