Design for a Brooch
Unknown Maker
Jewelry design for a brooch in the form of a bow. Above a knot of à jour work with a central rosette. The hanging ends are fastened by a blossom in the center of stems; below a drop.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
late 18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on off-white laid paper
1938-88-799
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