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Drawing of a brooch with a flower and leaves
Designed for: Trabert & Hoeffer, Inc.-Mauboussin (1936–1953)
American
1930s–1950s
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 x 4.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2009.4448
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Drawings
DescriptionThis is a cut-out drawing in watercolor on paper illustrating a gold brooch made of gold in the form of a flower with leaves. the center of the flower and the attached blossom are decorated with red beads, probably rubies, with tiny small diamonds set in the center holes.
ProvenanceBefore 2006, in collection of Alan Cutler, Miami Beach, FL; June 8, 2006, purchased at Christie's auction in New York City by Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; gift of Sharf and his wife Jean to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)