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Brooch

Brooch
Object name 
Brooch
Date 
1840-1880
Medium 
Gold, amber, marble, glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description 
Oval brooch with hinged pin and hook attachments on reverse; gold bezel and frame in the form of a buckled tooled leather belt, set with white glass with bunch of amber grapes on a green marble grapevine.
Credit Line 
Gift of Goodhue Livingston, 1951
Object Number 
INV.12691.55
Gallery Label 
This brooch was in a jewelry box which belonged to Adelaide L. Livingston (1852-1909).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.