Necklace
Girl going gardening
Sat, 04/18/2009 - 18:23 — curator
This girl posed as if to go play in the garden. She has a painted bucket and a T handled toy garden spade.
Brother and Sister 2
Sat, 04/18/2009 - 17:51 — curator
Traces of tinting show in the faces of this brother and sister.
Little girl with Mary Janes
Sat, 04/18/2009 - 17:09 — curator
This little girl (her hair is parted in the center) wears a necklace. There is a fabric detail to the sleeve caps. Her dress is boat-necked and worn low, as was true for children's dresses generally.
She has "Mary Jane" style shoes fastened with a strap. Her hairstyle shows pin curls at the forehead.
Cameo, Diamond, and Pearl Pendant
Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:28 — curator| A baroque pearl dangles from this openwork frame for a bust cameo. |
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Cameo Pendant, Brooch, Muse
Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:22 — curator| The lady in this cameo is one of the muses, Erato, the muse of love poetry. Her signs are the lyre and the crown of roses. |
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Sardonyx Cameo, Lady with Long Neck
Sun, 02/22/2009 - 19:22 — curator| This lady displays her long and graceful neck on this pendant. |
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Intaglio Onyx Brooch
Sun, 02/22/2009 - 18:59 — curator| The central stone is carved in intaglio with the bust of a woman. A profusion of applied ornaments build up the very dimensional frame. |
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Mother-of-Pearl Carved Pendant, Star/Geometric
Sun, 02/22/2009 - 18:55 — curator|
This carved and pierced mother-of-pearl is set up to use as a pendant.
This was most likely a souvenir of a trip to the Holy Land. |
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Carved Mother-of-Pearl Brooch, Floral Pattern
Sun, 02/22/2009 - 18:06 — curator| A floral or geometric motif is carved and pierced into this mother of pearl brooch. |
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