Brooch in ivory of lily of the valley carved in high relief, with the original retailer's box.
Date: 1850 (circa)
Production place: Made in: Germany (?)(Europe,Germany)Made in: England (?) (Europe,British Isles,England)
Materials: ivory
Technique: high relief
Dimensions: Length: 7.4 centimetres
Curator's comments: See C. Gere & J. Rudoe, 'Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Mirror to the World', London, British Museum, 2010, fig. 115 p.161. The work is close to examples in the Deutsches Elfenbein-Museum in Erbach-im- Odenwald, see Hans Werner Hegemann, 'Elfenbein in der Mode des Neunzehten Jahrhunderts', exhibition catalogue, Deutsches Elfenbein Museum, Erbach
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