Brooch
Artist/maker unknown, Italian
Geography:
Made in Rome, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1850Medium:
Gold, mosaicDimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1899-923Credit Line:
The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1899
Made in Rome, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1850Medium:
Gold, mosaicDimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 151, European Art 1850-1900, first floor (Colket Gallery)
Accession Number:1899-923Credit Line:
The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1899
Label:
This brooch belonged to the British poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861). She is depicted wearing it in a portrait Michele Gordigiani painted of her in 1858, which is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
This brooch belonged to the British poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861). She is depicted wearing it in a portrait Michele Gordigiani painted of her in 1858, which is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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