DepartmentLatin America
Peruvian coin brooch
NameBrooch
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateLate 19th-early 20th century
Place collectedCuzco, Peru, South America
MediumGlass beads, silver coin
Dimensions3 1/8 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (8 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.3
Object numberA.2020.25.3
ProvenanceDonor purchased in Cuzco, Peru in 1994
DescriptionThis brooch consists of 9 peruvian coins of various sizes fastened together with jewel fasteners in floral shapes. There are two larger floral shaped fasteners at the top of the piece with red jem cut glass pieces. Below that there is a smaller setting used for the rest of the glass pieces of blue, red and a singular green.
ca. 1910
Artist Not Recorded
late 19th century
