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.
This stage shows the finished brooch. The pin on the back of the brooch has been assembled. The glass stones have been glued in place. The brooch has been examined, tagged with a Trifari label, and is ready for shipment to a retailer.
This stage shows the finished brooch. The pin on the back of the brooch has been assembled. The glass stones have been glued in place. The brooch has been examined, tagged with a Trifari label, and is ready for shipment to a retailer.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Base metal (Trifanium), cast, rhodium-plated, gilt and set with glass stones |
| Brief description | Finished brooch with pin assembled and stones glued, Trifari, United States, 1950s |
| Physical description | Gilt and rhodium-plated brooch with pin assembled and stones glued in place. The stones are baguettes and eight-cuts. |
| Dimensions |
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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: '3.50 Pin with pin stem assembled, catch adjusted, stones glued, baked, examined, tagged and ready for shipment'. |
| 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 finished brooch. The pin on the back of the brooch has been assembled. The glass stones have been glued in place. The brooch has been examined, tagged with a Trifari label, and is ready for shipment to a retailer. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.39-2003 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2003 |
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