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Brooch (USA)
This is a Brooch. It was made by Tiffany and Co.. It is dated ca. 1889 and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is gold, enamel, diamonds. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
A collection of twenty-five orchid jewels was exhibited by Tiffany and Co to great acclaim at the 1889 Universal Exposition in PAris. They were based on careful studies of rare orchid species by Tiffany designers, and were fashioned from enameled gold and precious stones. (Jewerly 1989-90).
This object was
donated by
Miss Isabel Shults.
It is credited Gift of Isabel Shults.
- Brooch, Parrot Tulip, from the Curiosity Collection
- thuja wood, paint, silver, reconstructed opal.
- Courtesy of the Rotasa Collection Trust and Ornamentum Gallery.
- 17.2015.3
- Brooch
- polymethyl methacrylate, crushed pearls, rhinestones, smoky quartz, lacquer,....
- The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
- 2022-42-8
- Tissue Engineered Textiles
- lab-cultured rose petals, petri dishes, modified tweezers, video.
- Courtesy of Amy Congdon.
- NATURE.058
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
- Brooch
- gold, enamel, diamond.
- Gift of Isabel Shults.
- 1979-16-3
- Cymric Brooch
- silver and enamel.
- Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
- 2013-21-24
- Drawing, Study of an Orchid
- pen and ink, brush and gouache, graphite on tracing paper.
- Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney.
- 1937-59-26
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 4.2 x 4.3 x 2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Brooch (USA); Made by Tiffany and Co. (United States); gold, enamel, diamonds; H x W x D: 4.2 x 4.3 x 2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.); Gift of Isabel Shults; 1979-16-2
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Expressions.
