DepartmentLatin America
Mantle Pin
NamePin
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateLate 19th - early 20th century
Place madeLake Titicaca Region, Peru, South America
(not assigned)Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America
MediumMetal (silver), glass
Dimensions8 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (22.225 x 6.985 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.365
Object numberA.1955.86.365
DescriptionThree peacocks mounted on a fan shaped groundline set with one red "stone." Two blue "stones" set within petalled flowers flank the "fan." From each blue flower hang two jointed fish on chains. From behind the ornament is a downward pointing long straight pin.
Late 18th - early 19th century
mid-20th century
