Brooch

NamePin

Date1934-1960

(not assigned)Mexico City, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver, stone

Dimensions2 × 2 1/16 × 7/16 in. (5.1 × 5.2 × 1.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.93

Object numberA.2015.19.93

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSilver pin set with green stone. Green stone is set in the center of the piece, right above a design element that has two curling arms with no added texture. Above the stone are three layers of three-lobed petal-like pieces. These are textured with close-set straight lines. Around the bottom of the stone setting are seven silver balls.