Marcus & Co. Emerald and Diamond Brooch
date: label: Date made
content: 1900 - 1930
name: label: maker
content: Marcus and Company
notes: label: Description
content: New York City served as the home to most of America’s finest jewelers of the 19th century. After emigrating from Germany to New York in 1850, Herman Marcus became an associate at Tiffany & Co. A well-educated man with strong connections and a keen sense of style, Hermann left Tiffany in the 1890s to help his two sons build what would become Marcus & Co., a highly respected American jewelry house.
label: Description
content: During the early years of the twentieth century, Marcus & Co. produced a variety of Revivalist-style jewelry. Egyptian and Mughal (Indian) inspired pieces were created as in the Renaissance Revival style seen here in the design of this brooch. The use of cabochon emeralds in this piece harkens back to historic Mughal jewelry as well as the brooches and pendants that were popular accessories in the Renaissance.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Fortunato Porotto
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.293395.001
label: catalog number
content: 293395.001
label: accession number
content: 293395
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Brooch
label: Object Type
content: Brooch
label: Object Type
content: Jewelry
label: Other Terms
content: Brooch; Jewelry; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gold (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pearl (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: stone, diamond (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: stone, emerald (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: brooch: 10.5 cm x 5.4 cm x 1.8 cm; 4 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 11/16 in