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Victorian pin with porcelain portrait and diamonds
Victorian pin with porcelain portrait and diamonds
Victorian pin with porcelain portrait and diamonds

Victorian pin with porcelain portrait and diamonds

Dateca. 1865
Medium18K gold, porcelain, diamond
Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (3.8 × 3.6 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Diane Schulte
Terms
    Object numberPC2000.49.1.1
    DescriptionLadies' 18K yellow gold and porcelain pin. The round porcelain portrait is bezel set in a round frame with four collet-set diamonds at the top, bottom, left, and right. The frame is decorated with two profiles of griffins with open mouths and a series of scrolls and leaves. Two collet-set diamonds are set at the bottom of the frame next to a trefoil motif. The frame is made of bloomed gold (gold that has been acid treated in order to leave a layer of higher karat gold on the surface). There is a pin stem with a tube hinge and "C" clasp and a small loop that serves as a bail. The pin is circa 1865 though the portrait could be older.
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