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1920

  • Work on this object began.

1930

  • Work on this object ended.

1994

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Brooch (Netherlands), ca. 1925

This is a Brooch. It is dated ca. 1925 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is brass, enamel, composition. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.

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Its dimensions are

Overall: 5 diameter cm (1 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Brooch (Netherlands), ca. 1925; brass, enamel, composition; Overall: 5 diameter cm (1 15/16 in.); Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund; 1994-67-3

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