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Suite of hummingbird jewelry in three parts (brooch and earrings)

English
about 1870
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Gold, ruby, and taxidermied hummingbirds
Dimensions Height x width (brooch): 1.2 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm (7/16 x 7/8 x 7/16 in.)
Height x width (earrings): 2.3 x 2.3 x 2 cm (7/8 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by Joanne A. Herman, Susan B. Kaplan, and Textile Curator's Fund
Accession Number2009.2347.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentSets

DescriptionBrooch in gold with foliate design and mounted head of hummingbirds with ruby eyes and gold beak; matching earrings.
Marks Unmarked
Provenance2009, purchased by the MFA from Gray & Davis Ltd., New York (Accession date: April 22, 2009)