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Serpent brooch with pendants
ca. 1780
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Ribbon-like brooch with three interwoven loops and three circular pendants hanging pendants with central oval garnet and small round garnets around each oval. Two small turquoise stones in above center pendant.
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Details
- Title: Serpent brooch with pendants
- Date Created: ca. 1780
- Location Created: probably England
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Cast and raised gold, cut garnets, turquoise cabochons (eyes of serpent)
- Credit line: Gift of Charlotte Y. Salisbury in loving memory of her husband, Harrison E. Salisbury
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