Brooch Casting
1950s (made)
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| 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.
This stage shows the brooch after the settings, which will be set with stones, have been painted by hand with an orange masking ('stop-off') paint. This will ensure that the rhinestones will be set properly in the white-coloured metal to enhance their white colour, while other parts of the brooch will be gold-plated.
This stage shows the brooch after the settings, which will be set with stones, have been painted by hand with an orange masking ('stop-off') paint. This will ensure that the rhinestones will be set properly in the white-coloured metal to enhance their white colour, while other parts of the brooch will be gold-plated.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Base metal (Trifanium), cast |
| Brief description | Brooch casting, hand-painted with orange stop-off paint, Trifari, United States, 1950s |
| Physical description | Brooch casting plated with rhodium; the settings for the stones painted with orange masking paint |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'TRIFARI', with a coronet above the 'T' (Trade mark; On reverse of brooch near the catch; stamped) |
| Credit line | Given by Clive Kandel |
| Object history | Original typewritten label stapled to the lining of the display tray: '3.30 Assembly unwracked, hand painted with orange stop-off paint' |
| 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. This stage shows the brooch after the settings, which will be set with stones, have been painted by hand with an orange masking ('stop-off') paint. This will ensure that the rhinestones will be set properly in the white-coloured metal to enhance their white colour, while other parts of the brooch will be gold-plated. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.36-2003 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2003 |
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