Pendant Brooch (c. 1890–1910): Art, History and Details

Pendant Brooch (c. 1890–1910) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Brightly colored gemstones, paired with diamonds, were quite fashionable during the Gilded Age because of their ability to coordinate well with the myriad colors of silk fabric used to make formal dresses at the time. They were also prized for their size and depth of color. This pendant brooch provides a traditional setting typical of the period in which two large tourmalines are surrounded by a halo of white diamonds.

Object facts

• Title: Pendant Brooch
• Date: c. 1890–1910
• Culture: America
• Type: Jewelry
• Technique: pink tourmaline, diamonds, gold, platinum
• Dimensions: Overall: 6 x 3 x 1 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2009.359

A detail from the museum

Around 1900, pink tourmalines were most often found in Maine and California.

Collection credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

View the collection record

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