Feuille (Leaf)

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Object Name: 
Hatpin
Title: 
Feuille (Leaf)
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder
France, possibly Clairefontaine
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2016.3.16
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 23.4 cm, Diam (max): 2.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed 1912
Credit Line: 
Gift of James R. and Maisie Houghton
Primary Description: 
Hatpin, "Feuille (Leaf)". Colorless glass, brown patina, metal; mold-pressed, iridized, applied patina, assembled. Metal hat pin with conical glass decorative top. Glass decorated with raised stems and concave leaf forms; brown patina applied to concave leaf forms. Glass element set within gold-colored metal mount with six leafs molded into base; gold-colored metal mount connects to long metal pin.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Houghton, James R., Source
2016-12-19
Houghton, Maisie (Mrs. James R.), Source
2016-12-19
Category: 
Jewelry
Color: 
Colorles
brown
Technique: 
molding
pressing
Iridizing
assembling
applied decoration
Material: 
glass
metal
Inscription: 
LALIQUE
signature
: 
Stamped on base of gold-colored metal mount