Black onyx bar pin set with a gold lily-of-the-valley. The stem is embellished with a gold ribbon. The leaves and each floret are augmented with seed pearls.The stems are each worked in gold wire and are dimensional, rising above the plane of the pin. The pin closes on the reverse with a hinged pin and C-hook.
brooches
pins (jewelry)
gold (metal)
onyx (mineral)
pearl (animal material)
soldering
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Jet
Gold Plate
Molded
Soldered
Lily of the Valley
Seed Pearl
Brooch
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
0.5 x 0.125 (WxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5110
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