Brooch Casting thumbnail 1
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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Brooch Casting

1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of a sequence of casts showing stages in the making of a brooch by Trifari, a leading manufacturer of costume jewellery in Providence, Rhode Island.

This stage shows the brooch after it has been partly gold-plated. The orange masking paint has preserved the rhodium-plated finish of the settings so that the glass stones can be set in white metal, which will enhance their colour.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Base metal (Trifanium), cast
Brief description
Brooch casting, plated with gold and painted with orange masking paint, Trifari, United States, 1950s
Physical description
Brooch casting plated with rhodium (on top of copper and nickel plating), partly painted with orange masking paint, and partly gold-plated
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.5cm
  • Width: 4.7cm
  • Depth: 1.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'TRIFARI', with a coronet above the 'T' (Trade mark; On reverse of brooch near the catch; stamped)
Credit line
Given by Clive Kandel
Object history
Original typewritten label stapled to the lining of the display tray:
'3.40 Assembly re-racked, plated gold'.
Subject depicted
Summary
One of a sequence of casts showing stages in the making of a brooch by Trifari, a leading manufacturer of costume jewellery in Providence, Rhode Island.

This stage shows the brooch after it has been partly gold-plated. The orange masking paint has preserved the rhodium-plated finish of the settings so that the glass stones can be set in white metal, which will enhance their colour.
Collection
Accession number
M.37-2003

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Record createdDecember 5, 2003
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