A pair of dress clips/brooch designed with repeated geometric symmetrical forms encrusted with diamonds, sapphires, and pearls set in platinum resembling the form of a shield. A large oval cabochon sapphire graces the center wrapped in a halo of diamonds. Faceted square-cut sapphires are centered and set in a row from the top of the dress clip to the cabochon surrounded by diamonds hugging the row on both sides. A symmetrical step design forms into a square at both sides enveloping a small square-cut sapphire. Several white round pearls with slight variation in color are evenly spaced and adorn the angled bottom edge in a stable setting. The dress clips enhance the neckline of a garment and would be placed at an angle on each side. The photograph captures the objects in a direct frontal view where the left clip is higher than the right one against a gray ground with reflected gradient light.

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Object Timeline

	We acquired this object.
1920	Work on this object began.
1929	Work on this object ended.
2017	We photographed this object. We exhibited this object.
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Object ID #907214203

This is a Pair of Dress Clips/Brooch. It was produced by Charlton & Company. It is dated 1920s. Its medium is diamonds, pearls, sapphires, platinum.

Charlton produced this pair of dress clips using sapphires, diamonds, and pearls arranged in a geometric pattern, to be worn at angles on lower necklines.

It is credited Neil Lane Collection.

with Retractable Inner Compartment Matchsafe

with Retractable Inner Compartment Matchsafe
gold, sapphire.
Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
1978-146-469-a,b

Drawing, Jewelry Set in the Art Deco style

Drawing, Jewelry Set in the Art Deco style
brush and black ink, gouache on heavy gray wove paper.
Museum purchase through bequest of Ida McNeil in memory of Lincoln C. McNeil....
1992-147-6

Diamond and platinum brooch. Shape is bowtie-like, with two arrows facing opposite directions. The two 'arrows' are connected by two small, rectangularly horiztonal diamond clasps. At the non-pointed side of each arrow, both top and bottom curve inward, almost like an Ionic column.

Object ID #907130387
platinum, diamonds.
Private Collection.
41.2016.9

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These two dress clips are pictured as one piece with a connecting silver bar in between two studded, identical dress clips. Studded with intricate, white diamonds, the pins are spade-like or leaf-like shapes with rectangular steps in the middle. The four-tiered pyramid steps start with two base rectangles with a space in between, three horizontally-stacking rectangles on top of those, and a small square beneath the main, vertical rectangle. Surrounding the central design are the bundled studs, comprising on the spade-like design, stacking like pyramids to the very top circle diamond. Flanking the centrally-stacked rectangles are two curving scroll shapes with small tiers touching the edges, created by the negative space of the smaller studs. At the very bottom of the spade are three overlapping triangles. The spades mirror each other but are connected by a small silver post between them.

Object ID #907130399
diamonds, platinum.
Private Collection.
41.2016.14a,b

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 2.5 × 0.3 × 0.6 cm (1 in. × 1/8 in. × 1/4 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2oaHbc/
Accession Number 59.2016.18a,b
Object ID 907214203