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Brooch

ca. 1925-1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jewellery set only with diamonds has a long history, but it came to prominence again during the Art Deco period when jewellers experimented with different shapes and cuts of diamonds in preference to introducing stones of contrasting colour. The jeweller Georges Fouquet wrote in the Studio magazine in 1929 'But how new is this white stone jewellery, and how much it differs from the old... The wand-shaped brilliants give different reflections from the round ones, and the most varied play of light may be obtained by arranging them side by side'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Platinum set with brilliant- and baguette-cut diamonds
Brief description
Bar-brooch of platinum set with brilliant- and baguette-cut diamonds, made in Europe or the USA, about 1920-1930.
Physical description
Bar-brooch with square terminals, combining brilliant-cut and baguette-cut diamonds
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.1cm
  • Width: 1.7cm
  • Depth: 1.0cm
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Summary
Jewellery set only with diamonds has a long history, but it came to prominence again during the Art Deco period when jewellers experimented with different shapes and cuts of diamonds in preference to introducing stones of contrasting colour. The jeweller Georges Fouquet wrote in the Studio magazine in 1929 'But how new is this white stone jewellery, and how much it differs from the old... The wand-shaped brilliants give different reflections from the round ones, and the most varied play of light may be obtained by arranging them side by side'.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.140-2003 - Previous loan number
  • 96 - Goldstein Collection number
Collection
Accession number
M.129-2007

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Record createdApril 23, 2008
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