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Pendant Brooch
The collection record classifies this work as jewelry. It is dated c. 1890–1910. Recorded culture or place: America.
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- Museum title
- Pendant Brooch
- Date
- c. 1890–1910
- Culture / origin
- America
- Materials and technique
- pink tourmaline, diamonds, gold, platinum
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6 x 3 x 1 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 2009.359
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
Brightly colored gemstones, paired with diamonds, were quite fashionable during the Gilded Age because of their ability to coordinate well with the myriad colors of silk fabric used to make formal dresses at the time. They were also prized for their size and depth of color. This pendant brooch provides a traditional setting typical of the period in which two large tourmalines are surrounded by a halo of white diamonds.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of Muriel Butkin · CC0
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