Brooch Manufacturer: Unger Brothers (American, 1872–1919)

ca. 1905

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900

Medium

Sterling silver

Dimensions

1 1/4 × 2 in. (3.18 × 5.08 cm)

Credit Line

American Arts Purchase Fund

Accession Number

1973.25.4

Culture
Period

20th century

Classification
Disclaimer

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Bibliography
  • Erin E. Eisenbarth, Baubles, Bangles, and Beads: American Jewelry from Yale University, 1700–2005 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2005), 9, 11, checklist, no. 22, fig. 4.
  • Barbara M. Ward and Gerald W. R. Ward, eds., Silver in American Life: Selections from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1979), 35, 115, no. 109, ill.
  • "Acquisitions, 1973," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 35, no. 1 (Summer 1974): 87.
Object copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

brooches

Marks

"STERLING/ [a circle of cross-hatching]/ 925 FINE" on the back of the pin under the bar.

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