Pendant Brooch Depicting a Scarab

Object Name: 
Pendant Brooch Depicting a Scarab

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Object Name: 
Pendant Brooch Depicting a Scarab
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Italy, Rome
Accession Number: 
97.3.50
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.7 cm, W: 4.8 cm, Th: 1.1 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1825-1875
Primary Description: 
Micromosaic brooch with beetle. Multicolored opaque glass, 19K gold; assembled.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Briars Antiques, Source
1997-10-06
Category: 
19th Century European
Jewelry
Color: 
multicolored
Technique: 
assembling
Material: 
glass
gold
metal

Publications (1)

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1997 (1998) p. 10; BIB# AI95178