Object: Brooch
Brand:
Chanel
(French, founded 1914)
Designer:
Robert Goossens
(born 1927)
Date: c. 1968
Medium: Gilt metal, pâte de verre glass, and rhinestones
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Mary Jane Beirn
Object number: 79.197.6
DescriptionLarge oval brass brooch with rhinestones and green and red glass cabochons; wreath like frame of brass spirals set with rhinestones, surrounding caubochon cross; pin back with hook for use as pendant.
Label Text:Gabrielle Chanel helped to elevate the reputation of costume jewelry by incorporating it into her fashion collections. In her personal life, Chanel mixed real and faux jewelry in ways that deliberately obscured the differences between the two.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- The Couture Accessory
- Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits
- Luxury