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Brooch with fish and acanthus leaves
American
about 1900
Medium/Technique
Gold (18kt) and diamond
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 3.5 x 5.4 x 0.3 cm (1 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mona Lee Nesseth
Accession Number2009.5485
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionYellow gold brooch with ancanthus leaves and a fish holding a diamond in its mouth at the center. There are eight small rubies set in white gold along the outer edge.
Marks
18K on the underside, near the top
ProvenanceBy 1994, with Roger Sheff, New York; about 1994, purchased by gemologist Mona Nesseth, CA; 2009, year-end gift from Nesseth to the MFA. (Accession date: January 20, 2010)