Parrot brooch

NamePin

Maker Los Castillo (Mexican)

Place madeTaxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumMetal, stone

Dimensions1 5/8 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (4.1 × 4 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.68

Object numberA.2015.19.68

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionPin made of two married metals and two stones. Square in shape, with rounded corners. The left side is primarily a green stone, with a circle of silver and a brassy metal. The right side is primarily a brassy metal, with a circle of silver, and a squiggly shape of black stone. Between the sides is a line of the brassy metal.