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Source Description
In Victorian England, the symbolism or magical powers of jewelry was of less concern than its aesthetic appeal. Jewelers created brooches that reflected the quickly changing fashions of the period. This brooch dazzles with its lavish use of diamonds and turquoise.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
35247
label
Brooch
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
35247
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Brooch
description
In Victorian England, the symbolism or magical powers of jewelry was of less concern than its aesthetic appeal. Jewelers created brooches that reflected the quickly changing fashions of the period. This brooch dazzles with its lavish use of diamonds and turquoise.
provenance
S.J. Phillips, LTD., London; Walters Art Museum, 1989, by purchase.
date
ca. 1855
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
brooches
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.4
height
5.4
depth
10.9
dimensionsRaw
15/16 x 2 1/8 x 4 5/16 in. (2.4 x 5.4 x 10.9 cm) (h. x w. x l.)
Source extras
med
gold, diamond, turquoise
creator_ids
6229
6197
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2227
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
40be313621eaabf9