/internal/media/dispatcher/1589974/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailStarfish brooch1937Juliette MoutardSociète Charles ProfiletRené BoivinClaudette ColbertLength x width: 10.8 × 10.2 cm (4 1/4 × 4 in.)Gold (18k), ruby, amethystMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Monica S. Sadler, Otis Norcross Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, the Curators Circle: Fashion Council, Nancy Adams and Scott Schoen, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Theresa Baybutt, Emi M. and William G. Winterer, and Deborah Glasser2019.654.11An 18-karat gold brooch in the shape of a starfish with 71 collet-set cabochon rubies amid a ground of pavé-set amethysts. The arms of the starfish brooch are fully articulated; the brooch expands and retracts in a way that mimics the movement of a real starfish. Two of the fish's five rays are flipped at the ends, exposing the yellow gold on its underside. Designed in 1935, this brooch was purchased by the American actress Claudette Colbert (1903-1996) in 1938.Jewelry / Adornment67908601