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Seabird Clip

Designer Jean Schlumberger French, 1907-1987

Manufacturer Tiffany & Co. New York

Artist Eddie Evoli (gem-setter)

Date1967

DimensionsH: 3 1/4 in. (8.25 cm)

Mediumplatinum, gold, diamonds, ruby, and enamel

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LinePurchased with funds given by Helen W. Korman and Barbara Goldberg

Object number

2001.30

On View

Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 34, Jewelry Gallery

Collections

Decorative Arts

Published References"Créé pour Tiffany," L'Oeil, November 1968, no. 43, no. 7.

Hoving, Thomas, "Cellini, Fabergé and Me," Connoisseur, April 1982, p. 87.

Marx, Linda, "Perpetuating the Schlumberger Tradition," Palm Beach Life, January 1983, p. 77 (full page illustration).

Proddow and Healey, American Jewelry, Glamour and Tradition, New York, Rizzoli, 1987, p. 181, no. 177 (col.).

Buchanan, Norma, "Jean Schlumberger: Tiffany's Fantasy Man," Modern Jewelry, November, 1995, p. 27.

Bizot, Gary, Possémé, The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger, New York, Harry N. Abrams, 2001, p. 140, no. 97.

Masello, David, "100 Top Treasures: Bejeweled Beast," Art and Antiques, Nov. 2002, p. 79 (col.).

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p. 333, repr. (col.).

Gansicke, Susanne and Yvonne J. Markowitz, Looking at Jewelry: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques, Los Angeles, California, Getty Publications, 2019, repr. (col.) p. 96.

Exhibition HistoryParis, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Une Diamant dans la ville, 1995.

Midland, Midland Center for the Arts, The Nature of Diamonds, July 8 - November 5, 2002, (no cat.).

Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, 2008-09.

Label TextJean Schlumberger established his first studio in Paris, but he is perhaps best known as one of Tiffany & Co.’s premier 20th-century designers. The crested head of the sharp-beaked bird joins to a serpentine neck or body with scattered gold scales. Its gold and platinum surface is also embellished with 436 rose-cut diamonds, while a single ruby serves as a fiery eye. Both this brooch and the ring displayed nearby reflect Schlumberger’s sense of color, movement, and fantasy, as well as the strong influence of nature on his designs.