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Brooch (USA)

This is a brooch. It was made by Tiffany and Co.. It is dated ca. 1889 and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is gold, enamel, diamonds. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

In 1889, designer Paulding Farnham’s enameled and bejeweled orchids for Tiffany
& Co. created a sensation at the Paris Exposition Universelle. The choice of orchids
coincided with these flowers being sought for the gardens of the wealthy, who
were also the jewelry firm’s patrons. Designers consulted botanical texts at the
studio and made watercolor sketches to devise life-like enameling schemes. The
book Orchids and How to Grow Them in India and Other Tropical Climates, found in
the studio’s library, likely served as a reference for the design of this jewelry

This object was donated by Miss Isabel Shults. It is credited Gift of Isabel Shults.

Brooch, Parrot Tulip, from the Curiosity Collection

Brooch, Parrot Tulip, from the Curiosity Collection
thuja wood, paint, silver, reconstructed opal.
Courtesy of the Rotasa Collection Trust and Ornamentum Gallery.
17.2015.3

Extremely large polychrome brooch resembling the form of a blossom with playful colors and segments; petals left of center and S forms right of center with embedded whole and crushed, real and fake gemstones and line drawings.

Brooch, 2010
polymethyl methacrylate, crushed pearls, rhinestones, smoky quartz, lacquer,....
Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian....
7067.149.2016

Photograph of a white artificial flower with a cell culture plate. The flower has eight petals (four on each of two whorls on alternating positions). The petals are curved downwards. Aside from this, the flower reminds of a relatively large Gardenia or white Camelia flower. At the center of the flower, four smaller petals still form a bud. The material appears to be white cotton thread or fabric with a fine honeycomb-like structure, however the flower has a smooth, shiny surface that appears as if it had been soaked in sugar glaze. In the background and slightly out of focus, an empty, clean “culture plate” like those used in scientific laboratories to grow cells or tissues. The plate resembles a mold with four teardrop-shaped wells. The plate is made of matte, transparent plastic and has one cropped corner, as characteristic for scientific culture plates, to allow identifying the position of each well. The flower and culture plate rest on a white surface.

Tissue Engineered Textiles, 2015-ongoing
lab-cultured rose petals, petri dishes, modified tweezers, video.
Courtesy of Amy Congdon.
NATURE.058

Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.

Brooch
gold, enamel, diamond.
Gift of Isabel Shults.
1979-16-3

Cymric Brooch
silver and enamel.
Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
2013-21-24

Drawing, Study of an Orchid
pen and ink, brush and gouache, graphite on tracing paper.
Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney.
1937-59-26

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 4.2 x 4.3 x 2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Brooch (USA); Made by Tiffany and Co. (United States); gold, enamel, diamonds; H x W x D: 4.2 x 4.3 x 2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.); Gift of Isabel Shults; 1979-16-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Expressions.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CNGr/
Accession Number 1979-16-2
Object ID 18497617