Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch / plaque cameo in box
Object name
Brooch / plaque cameo in box
Date
19th century
Medium
Shell; cardboard, cotton
Dimensions
Box: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
Overall (brooch): 1 1/16 x 5/8 in. (2.7 x 1.6 cm)
Description
Rectangular shell cameo plaque (meant for a brooch?) carved with 3 heads (1 male and 2 female) surmounting putti head and wings; box labeled "Tiffany & Co....Grand Prix / Expositions Universelles / 1876 & 1889"
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number
1941.56a-c
Marks
printed: on box: "TIFFANY & CO/UNION SQUARE, N.Y/LONDON PARIS/GRAND PRIX/EXPOSITIONES UNIVERSALLES/1876 & 1889"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
