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

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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.).