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about 1910
Made by Black, Starr and Frost
Height X width x depth: 2.7 x 6 x 1 cm (1 1/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Platinum, gold, and diamond
Classification: Jewelry / Adornment
Culture: American
Object Place: United States
Accession number: 2009.4007
Description: This diamond brooch is in the shape of a crossed loop formed by a line of calibre diamonds each of which ends in a large round diamond. The 72 old European and single-cut diamonds, which weigh approximately 3 carats, are set in platinum and backed by gold.
Provenance/Ownership History: September 19, 2006, purchased at Skinner Auctioneers (lot 653) in Boston; gift to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009).
Anonymous gift