Tray
1950s (made)
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The first of five wooden trays covered in fabric, made to display a sequence of casts showing the making of a brooch. The sequence was made in the 1950s to promote the products of Trifari, a leading maker of fashion jewellery with headquarters in New York and a factory in Providence, Rhode Island.
The stages in the making of the brooch are described in individual entries for the V&A inventory numbers M.13-2003 to M.39-2003. This tray contains M.35 to M.39-2003.
The stages in the making of the brooch are described in individual entries for the V&A inventory numbers M.13-2003 to M.39-2003. This tray contains M.35 to M.39-2003.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, covered in fabric, lined in velvet, with fabric cover |
| Brief description | Display tray no.1 for stages in manufacture of brooch, Trifari, United States, 1950s |
| Physical description | Rectangular tray covered in black fabric, with black velvet lining, and black fabric cover |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'T' under a coronet (On fabric cover of tray; printed; Gold metallic pigment) |
| Credit line | Given by Clive Kandel |
| Object history | The first of five trays made to display stages in the making of a brooch by Trifari, leading makers of fashion jewellery in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. |
| Summary | The first of five wooden trays covered in fabric, made to display a sequence of casts showing the making of a brooch. The sequence was made in the 1950s to promote the products of Trifari, a leading maker of fashion jewellery with headquarters in New York and a factory in Providence, Rhode Island. The stages in the making of the brooch are described in individual entries for the V&A inventory numbers M.13-2003 to M.39-2003. This tray contains M.35 to M.39-2003. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.40-2003 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2003 |
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