Brooch
Unger Brothers manufactured jewelry and other small silver items in quintessential Art Nouveau styles. Stamping machines created both form and ornament in an efficient, time-saving process. The female head and floral imagery on this brooch faithfully emulate contemporary French designs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Brooch
- Maker: Unger Brothers (1872–1919)
- Date: ca. 1900
- Geography: Made in Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: 11/16 x 2 7/16 x 2 5/8 in. (1.7 x 6.2 x 6.7 cm); 2 dwt. (28.7 g)
- Credit Line: Gift of Ronald S. Kane, 1967
- Object Number: 67.35.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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