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Iris Corsage Ornament
ca. 1900
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
At the turn of the 20th century Tiffany and Co. produced a number of fabulous, realistic floral brooches. This extravagant example, exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) of 1900 as part of a display intended to highlight the mineral wealth of the United States, was designed by Paulding Farnham. The gems for the blossom were selected by George Frederick Kunz, a renowned geologist and gemologist who worked for Tiffany.
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- Title: Iris Corsage Ornament
- Creator: Tiffany and Company (American, 1837-present)
- Date Created: ca. 1900
- Subject Keywords: Jewelry; Brooch; Flower; Gemstone; Art Nouveau
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Manufacturer: Tiffany and Company (American, 1837-present)
- Provenance: Created by Tiffany & Co., New York; 1900 "Paris Exposition Universelle," Paris, 1900; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
- Object Type: brooches
- Medium: Montana sapphires, diamonds, demantoid garnets, topaz, blued steel, gold alloys, platinum
- Inscriptions: [Mark] TCO
- Geography: Place of Origin: Manhattan Island
- Exhibitions: From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016., Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009., Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. 1984-1987., Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. 2010., A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. 2002-2004., Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980., Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987., Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at World's Fairs, 1851-1939. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Mint Museum of Art Uptown, Charlotte. 2012-2014., Tiffany: 150 Years of Gems and Jewelry. The Field Museum, Chicago. 1987-1988.
- Dimensions: H: 9 1/2 x W: 2 11/16 x D: 1 1/4 in. (24.1 x 6.9 x 3.18 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1900
- Classification: Gold, Silver & Jewelry
- Accession Number: 57.939
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