Shawl Pin Item Number: 3097/74 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Shawl pin with acute long point and dangling metal chains. Superior part of pin has a band of engraved flowers with diagonal dashes in between, blue gems at the ends and a peacock design above a green gem surrounded by a lion and flowers at its left and one bird and anthropomorphic figures at other side, over leaf designs. Ten dangling metal chains have different figures at the ends: three circular and three rectangular plates, three animals and one knife.
History Of Use
This type of pin was worn point upwards, to hold a shawl or dress together, over the shoulders.
Item History
- Made in Bolivia between 1700 and 1900
- Owned by Joanna Staniszkis before February 5, 2015
- Received from Joanna Staniszkis (Donor) on February 5, 2015
What
- Name
- Shawl Pin
- Identification Number
- 3097/74
- Type of Item
- pin
- Material
- silver alloy metal and glass
- Overall
- height 0.8 cm, width 19.8 cm, depth 11.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bolivian
- Previous Owner
- Joanna Staniszkis
- Received from
- Joanna Staniszkis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- between 1700 and 1900
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3097/0074