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Brooch
This is a Brooch. It was made by Tiffany and Co.. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is gold, enamel, diamond. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
In 1889, designer Paulding Farnham’s enameled and bejeweled orchids for Tiffany
& Co. created a sensation at the Paris Exposition Universelle. The choice of orchids
coincided with these flowers being sought for the gardens of the wealthy, who
were also the jewelry firm’s patrons. Designers consulted botanical texts at the
studio and made watercolor sketches to devise life-like enameling schemes. The
book Orchids and How to Grow Them in India and Other Tropical Climates, found in
the studio’s library, likely served as a reference for the design of this jewelry
This object was
donated by
Miss Isabel Shults.
It is credited Gift of Isabel Shults.
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- Vase (France)
- glass.
- Gift of the Estate of Max Kobre.
- 1996-45-13
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
- Brooch (USA)
- gold, enamel, diamonds.
- Gift of Isabel Shults.
- 1979-16-2
- Brooch in the form of a pansy Brooch/pendant
- cast gold, fired enamel, cut diamonds.
- Gift of Isabel Shults.
- 1979-16-4
- Lapel Watch Watch
- gold, enamel, diamonds.
- Gift of Isabel Shults.
- 1979-16-1
Its dimensions are
Overall: 4 x 3.4 x 1.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Brooch; Made by Tiffany and Co. (United States); gold, enamel, diamond; Overall: 4 x 3.4 x 1.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in.); Gift of Isabel Shults; 1979-16-3
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Expressions.
