Object: Broach
Designer:
Elsa Schiaparelli
(1890 - 1973)
Date: c. 1938
Medium: Black painted plaster and red moiré grosgrain ribbon
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Janet Chatfield-Taylor
Object number: 74.135.20
Descriptionblack plaster pin of three dimishing valentines red moire grosgrain ribbon trim hanging from back bar (in military style)
Label Text:This brooch, with its whimsical valentine motif and military styling, is the perfect example of the Bijoux de Couture. While its form recalls a traditional military medal, the use of a large, valentine-esque heart is reminiscent of the humorous buttons Elsa Schiaparelli used to inject her designs with surrealistic mirth. The materials - plaster and ribbon - are humble and unexceptional, in keeping with Schiaparelli's subversive nature. The value of the piece is determined solely through her design.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- The Tailor's Art
- The Couture Accessory