Brooch with Grapes

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Brooch with Grapes

Place of OriginUnited States, New York

Dateabout 1900

DimensionsHl: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Depth: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)

MediumGold, diamonds, enamel, and pearls

ClassificationJewelry

Credit LineMr. and Mrs. George M. Jones, Jr. Fund

Object number

2003.19

On View

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

Label TextAlong with Tiffany, Marcus & Company (active 1892–1962) produced America’s most significant turn-of-the-20th-century jewelry. Designed as a bunch of grapes with dew-dropped leaves, this brooch is distinctive for its undulating lines and naturalistic use of pearls and plique-à-jour enamel (an enamel technique using delicate “veins” of filigree wire).Published ReferencesTennenbaum, Suzanne and Janet Zapata, Jeweled Garden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels, and Nature, New York, Vendome, 2006, p. 50, repr. p. 63 top (col.).