Works of Art (41)
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Bow Brooch with Disk, early 700s, Vendel, Copper alloy with mercury gilding and garnet (47.100.25 ab) |
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Bow Brooch, ca. 600, Langobardic; Made in central Italy, Silver with partial gilding, inlaid with niello (55.56) |
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Brooch and earrings, 1854–70, Tiffany & Company (American), Coral, gold (2000.564a-c) |
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Brooch and earrings, 1858–60, Edward Burr (American), Yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, enamel (2000.549a-c) |
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Brooch in the Form of a Bird of Prey, 500–600, Vendel; made in Scandinavia, Copper alloy with silver overlay (1991.308) |
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Brooch in the form of a stag, late 3rd–early 4th century, Caucasus region, Bronze (21.166.3) |
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Brooch in the Form of a Winged Insect, 4th century, Eastern Germanic, Copper alloy (1993.263) |
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Brooch in the Shape of a Horse, 7th–6th century B.C.; Iron Age, Halstatt period, Copper alloy (1992.107) |
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Brooch in the Shape of a Panther, 100–300, Roman, Copper alloy with silver and niello inlays (47.100.18) |
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Brooch, 1868, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, pearls, black enamel, hair (2000.556) |
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Brooch, 19th century, India, Gold, enamel (53.167) |
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Brooch, 600–700, Copper alloy with gilding (53.48.6) |
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Brooch, 970–1030,
Ottonian (probably northern Italy),
Gold with pearls, glass, and cloisonné enamel (17.191.7) |
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Brooch, ca. 1850, Maker unknown, American, Gold, jet, crystal, hair (2000.557) |
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Brooch, ca. 1882–92,
Jacques & Marcus (American),
New York,
Gold, pearl, demantoid garnets, diamonds (2001.246) |
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Brooch, ca. 1900,
Marcus & Company (American),
Gold, peridot, diamonds, pearls, enamel (2001.238) |
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Brooch, ca. 1900,
Manufacturer: Georges Fouquet (French); Designer: Alphonse Mucha (Czech),
Gold, enamel, mother-of-pearl, opal, emerald, colored stones, gold paint (2003.560) |
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Brooch, ca. 1912–13,
Ferdinand Hauser (Austrian),
Gold, enamel, moonstones (1998.356) |
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Brooch, first half of 5th century, Eastern Germanic, Silver with gold sheet overlay, garnets (47.100.19) |
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Brooch, necklace, and hair comb, ca. 1905, Florence Koehler (American), Pearls, enamel, gold (pin only: sapphire, emeralds) (52.43.1-.3) |
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Circular Pendant, 700–800, Viking, probably Gotland, Gilded copper alloy (1984.300) |
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Disk Brooch and Two Pendants, early 600s, Anglo-Saxon; Probably made in Faversham, southeastern England; Found at Teynam, southeastern England, Gold, cells inset with garnets and glass, border inlaid with niello (1987.90.1,2,3) |
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Disk Brooch with Cameo and Cabochons, brooch ca. 600, cameo 100–300, Langobardic (mount), Roman (cameo), Gold sheet; settings of onyx, cameo, glass (red and green cabochons); wire (95.15.101) |
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Disk Brooch, 650–725, Frankish; Found in Férebrianges or Petit-Troussy, northern France, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, stone, glass, and pearl (17.191.134) |
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Disk Brooch, 675–700, Frankish; Found in Niederbreisig, western Germany, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, glass, and mother-of-pearl (17.193.83) |
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Dragonesque Brooch, 1st century, Provincial Roman, probably made in Britain,> Bronze with champlevé enamel (1980.450) |
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Intaglio, mid 2nd–early 3rd century A.D.; Antonine or Severan,
Roman,
Jasper, gold mount set with pearls and glass (1994.230.2) |
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Morse, with Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, 1300–1325, Italian; Made in Tuscany, Copper gilt, with champlevé enamel (1979.498.2) |
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Open Ring Brooch, early 800s, Pictish or Irish; Found near Galway, Ireland, Silver with amber insets (1981.413) |
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Oval Brooch, 900–1000, Viking; Made in Scandinavia, Copper alloy with gilding (1982.323.1) |
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Pair of Bird-Shaped Brooches, 550–600, Frankish, Gold sheet, cloisonné cells inset with garnets, glass, and pearl, garnets backed with patterned foil (17.191.164-165) |
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Pair of Brooches, 400–600, Ostrogothic, found in Kerch, Ukraine, Copper alloy overlaid with silver (98.11.107-8) |
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Pin, ca. 1890,
Tiffany & Company (American),
New York,
Gold, diamond, enamel (2001.330) |
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Ring Brooch, 1340–49,
German, Middle Rhine,
Gold, spinels, sapphires (2006.257) |
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Round Box Brooch, 1000–1100, Viking; Made in Gotland, Sweden, Copper alloy with silver and niello inlays (1982.323.2) |
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Round Box Brooch, 700–900, Viking; Made in Gotland, Sweden, Copper alloy (1992.59.1) |
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Serpentine Brooch, 6th century B.C.; Iron Age, Halstatt period, Copper alloy (1992.280.3) |
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Square-Headed Brooch, 6th century, Anglo-Saxon, Copper alloy with gilding and niello inlay (1985.209) |
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Star-Shaped Brooch with Intaglio, setting 960–1000, intaglio 337–361, Ottonian (setting), Byzantine (intaglio), Gold with pearls and star sapphire (1988.15) |
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Terminal for an Open-Ring Brooch, ca. 950, Viking; Perhaps from Eketorp, Sweden, Silver with gold and niello inlays (2000.140) |
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Watch pin, ca. 1900, Riker Brothers (American), Yellow gold, plique-à-jour enamel, diamonds, pearl, ruby (2001.331) |
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