Hair Pin
1850-1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This was bought for seven shillings and six pence at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt stem, with a silver-gilt filigree head set with flat-cut garnets and an imitation pearl |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt hairpin with filigree head set with garnets, Bavaria (Germany), 1850-1870. |
| Physical description | Silver-gilt hair pin with decorative head. The head consists of a hollow dome of filigree swirls, open at the back where it is attached to the end of the pin, with a rosette of flat-cut garnets surrounding a cream-coloured cabochon attached to its top. |
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| Summary | This was bought for seven shillings and six pence at the International Exhibition, London, 1872. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 923-1872 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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