PIN
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Pin is composed of a long piece of black onyx set in red gold. At one end a gold butterfly set with seed pearls is fastened onto the top. The center has a gold band set with seed pearls crossing the pin diagonally. The pearls run down the center of the band, and the sides have a beaded gold border. At each end is a design of five onyx beads. The border of the entire pin is a fine gold beading.
- Object name:
- PIN
- Made from:
- Gold -- onyx -- seed pearls
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 17.37
- Class:
- JEWELRY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973