Surete Pin
ca. 1900 (made)
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Pin with a spherical head, set with diamonds in a pattern of four lozenges each set with a single larger gemstone - an emerald, a ruby, a sapphire and a diamond - and fleur-de-lys. Over the point of the pin there clips a domed, diamond-set guard.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | The diamonds are rose- and brilliant-cut, the emerald is emerald-cut, the ruby is step-cut, and the sapphire has a star-cut crown and a step-cut pavilion. |
Brief description | Gold, set with diamonds, a ruby, a sapphire and an emerald. Europe or U.S.A. , about 1900. |
Physical description | Pin with a spherical head, set with diamonds in a pattern of four lozenges each set with a single larger gemstone - an emerald, a ruby, a sapphire and a diamond - and fleur-de-lys. Over the point of the pin there clips a domed, diamond-set guard. |
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Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
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Accession number | M.153:1&2-2011 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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