Brooch
Jewellery
Inventory number
2018.9.26.2.JW.BC.C1920.FRDescription
Square brooch in bakelite, imitation tortoiseshell, decorated with a stylized portrait of a woman.The way the golden paint is applied on the brooch imitates "verre églomisé", a French term referring to the process of applying both a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass to produce a mirror finish.
Materials
BakeliteAluminum
Origin
circa 1920 FranceDimensions
Length : 4.5 cmHeight : 4.5 cm