CAMEO BROOCH
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Brooch set with a cameo. The gold setting is a plain band decorated with leaves and fruit in relief at the top, and bottom. At both sides is one small leaf. The shell cameo shows a landscape with a young woman sitting under a tree. In the distance is a wall, a village and other trees. The pin at the back is missing.
- Object name:
- CAMEO BROOCH
- Made from:
- Gold -- cameo
- Made in:
- ITALY
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 17.9
- Class:
- JEWELRY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973