Pair of hairpins, each pin is a cluster of bell-shaped flowers carved from ivory (or possibly a densely-grained wood) and dyed scarlet, each flower has a centered gold stamen and is set atop a gold two-pronged pin. Three chains of floral blossoms, each a different length, hang from the central clust...
Date:
1850-1860
Maker:
unknown
Material:
gold alloy, ivory (tooth component), wood (plant material)
GUSN:
100781
Accession Number:
1915.85ab