Brooch
ca. 1890 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Floral arrangements in baskets were popular for jewellery from the 1750s when giardinetti or little garden rings were made of tiny blooms arranged with rococo asymmetry in baskets, vases and pots.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Platinum, gold, enamel, rose-cut diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires |
| Brief description | Platinum and gold woven basket filled with enamelled and gem-set flowers, Paris, ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Brooch in the form of a basket of flowers depicted using platinum, gold, enamel, rose-cut diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Floral arrangements in baskets were popular for jewellery from the 1750s when giardinetti or little garden rings were made of tiny blooms arranged with rococo asymmetry in baskets, vases and pots. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.160-2007 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2008 |
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