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Mourning Pin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval brooch with an etched grey stone at the center. The stone is surrounded by three concentric circular rows of small beads. The innermost and outermost rows are made up of small circular black beads. The middle row consists of small round white pearls. The brooch is by artist Mourning Pin.

Artwork details

Date:
1862
Medium:
Gold, pearls, jet
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 512 px
Museum record:
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