pin – Works – Corning Museum of Glass

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Object NameMosaic pin

Made Fromnon-lead glass, metal

Dateabout 1893

Techniquemosaic

SizeL: 4.8 cm

Accession Number73.3.46

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frank R. McKenzie

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Europe; Italy

Physical DescriptionBlue, green, white, red non-lead glasses; mosaic. Flat form, composed of two opposing diamonds with rounded ends; metal set with tiny glass pieces to produce a mosaic of white flowers against a dark blue background, within a blue and white mosaic border, in the diamonds; fields of minute red, white and blue triangles in the oval panels; wire spring chip attached to the metal back.
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