Sessionist-style brooch with a central, marquis-shaped opal

American

about 1905

Medium/Technique Gold, opal, and pearl

Dimensions Height x width x depth: 3 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Sataloff

Accession Number2007.637

NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionThis brooch has much in common with the Sessionist and Art Nouveau movements in Europe.

Marks Impressed indistinct maker's mark with a diamond on the reverse

ProvenancePurchased by the donors in the 1970s; Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Sataloff to the MFA, September 19, 2007