Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2008.054.009 |
Object Name |
Brooch |
Title |
Five-Pointed Brooch |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
Likely 1940s |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Brooch with a silvertone mount and a setting of five faceted, amethyst-coloured, prong-set stones. These are arranged in petal-like fashion around a central faceted, amethyst-coloured stone. This item has a twin (2008.054.010). No maker's name or mark observed. |
Provenance |
Manufacturer unknown. Likely dates to the 1940s. Belonged to Mary Winch (née Foulds), whose husband was Walter Winch. Circa 1949, they farmed in Holland Township, Grey County. They later resided at 734, 9th Street A. East, Owen Sound, Grey County. It was found among other items in their Estate. |
Collection |
Jewellery, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Metal/Glass |
Dimensions |
W-2.5 L-2.2 D-0.4 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Winch, Mary Winch, Walter |