Pin

United States

about 1900

  • Titles Pin (Descriptive)
  • Medium gold, amethyst
  • Dimensions 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Teresa Thomas Whitfield in memory of her grandmother Mary Teressa Bondurant Bernhard, 1994.12
  • Work Type pin
  • Classification Jewelry

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