Peacock feather brooch
Naturalistic motifs became increasingly popular for jewelry designs in the second half of the nineteenth century, and brooches were frequently designed with a vertical axis in contrast to the horizontal format often used earlier in the century. This brooch in the form of a peacock feather employs an emerald to serve as the eye of the feather, with a circle of rubies forming the outer edge of the eye motif. Diamonds cut in two different patterns complete the feather design.
Artwork Details
- Title: Peacock feather brooch
- Date: last quarter 19th century
- Culture: European
- Medium: Silver, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, gold
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 15/16 × 1 1/2 in. (10 × 3.7 cm)
- Classifications: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Jewelry
- Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, in honor of Stephanie Fowler Levin and Clay Fowler, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.711.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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