Brooch, Intaglio (reverse)

Jewelry

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Brooch, Intaglio (reverse)

Entry/Object ID

2025.16.003

Description

Reverse intaglio brooch made from carved Intaglio (reverse) from rock crystal or glass. It is bezel set into a decorative gold filled frame. Frame features design of leaves, domes, tiny pink and clear rhinestones, and 3 large clear rhinestones (clear rhinestone set in as a repair by donor). The reverse carved Intaglio is an image of Eros blowing bubbles. Bubbles represent the fragility and ephemeral quality of life itself. Tube hinge and c-clasp. Initials "R.S." carved into intaglio. Evidence of other pins featuring this same image having been made in (then) Czechoslovakia, after 1917. 1 3/4" long 1 1/2 " wide

Collection

The Drs. Revak & Lustig Antique Brooch Collection

Category

Jewelry
Historic Costume

Made/Created

Notes

most likely after 1917

Mark, Engraving or Stamp

Type

Inscription

Location

bottom of carving

Transcription

"R.S."

Language

English

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Czech Republic.

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Material

Rock Crystal, Gold fill