Not currently on display at the V&A

Brooch Frame

1903 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This brooch fitting was originally made to allow one of the flaming hearts in the tiara to be dismounted and used separately.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold and silver
Brief description
Gold brooch frame, from 'The Manchester Tiara', Cartier, Paris, 1903
Physical description
Gold and silver V-shaped frame, with three gold screw fitings and a hinged gold pin across the top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42mm
  • Width: 60mm
  • Depth: 6mm
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007
Summary
This brooch fitting was originally made to allow one of the flaming hearts in the tiara to be dismounted and used separately.
Collection
Accession number
M.6:5-2007

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Record createdSeptember 19, 2009
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