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.
The manufacturer has described this stage as follows:
'The rough castings are put into large tumbling machines which contain thousands of odd shaped pieces of steel. Some of these are as small as bird shot and others are larger. The rough castings are gently tumbled round and round and the little pieces of steel get into every nook and cranny, rubbing away the crustiness that forms on the surface of the casting as the metal cools.'
The manufacturer has described this stage as follows:
'The rough castings are put into large tumbling machines which contain thousands of odd shaped pieces of steel. Some of these are as small as bird shot and others are larger. The rough castings are gently tumbled round and round and the little pieces of steel get into every nook and cranny, rubbing away the crustiness that forms on the surface of the casting as the metal cools.'
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Base metal (Trifanium), cast |
| Brief description | Brooch casting 'A' with sprue removed, Trifari, United States, 1950s |
| Physical description | Casting 'A' after being tumbled with steel shot |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Clive Kandel |
| Object history | Original typewritten label stapled to the lining of the display tray: '1.30 Castings "A" and "B" tumbled with steel shot'. This refers to M.19 and M.20. |
| 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. The manufacturer has described this stage as follows: 'The rough castings are put into large tumbling machines which contain thousands of odd shaped pieces of steel. Some of these are as small as bird shot and others are larger. The rough castings are gently tumbled round and round and the little pieces of steel get into every nook and cranny, rubbing away the crustiness that forms on the surface of the casting as the metal cools.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.19-2003 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2003 |
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