During and after World War II, Margret Craver emerged as one of the foremost silversmiths and jewelry makers working in the United States. She taught metalworking to wounded soldiers as occupational therapy, then developed summer workshops for metalwork instructors to advance their skills. Her efforts were instrumental in the revitalization of silversmithing in the U.S. This brooch was commissioned in 1945 using a South American pink quartz with a slight blue sheen. It embodies Craver’s approach to metalsmithing as an architectural construction of parts, building upward from the foundation. The artist considered this brooch a turning point in her artistic development because of the freedom of expression she felt during its fabrication.