Brooch
ca. 1888 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The fashion for moon brooches was reported in the "Ladies World" in 1888. Diamonds were no longer reserved for grand occasions. By about 1900 it was even fashionable to wear them in the morning, a change in taste encouraged by the flow of stones from South Africa which began in the late 1860s.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved moonstone set with brilliant-cut diamonds |
| Brief description | Man in the Moon brooch, carved moonstone in a crescent-shape framed with diamonds, with a shooting star, about 1888 |
| Physical description | Carved moonstone in a cresecent-shaped frame of brilliant-cut diamonds, with a shooting star. |
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| Summary | The fashion for moon brooches was reported in the "Ladies World" in 1888. Diamonds were no longer reserved for grand occasions. By about 1900 it was even fashionable to wear them in the morning, a change in taste encouraged by the flow of stones from South Africa which began in the late 1860s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.269-1977 |
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| Record created | February 8, 2006 |
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