Brooch
A hexagonal brooch built from a honeycomb of old-cut diamonds set in gold cells, edged by twisted gold ribbons studded with smaller stones and six flower-like settings. The gold and stones are set against a plain grey backdrop, with a pin visible on the right edge.
Look closer: A thin gold pin stem runs across the right edge behind the brooch, showing how it was worn.
- Artist
- Maison Rouvenat of Paris
- Date
- ca. 1867
- Medium
- Gold, enamel, diamonds
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3973 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1872).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Xenophon Leonidas Mavroidi, 1946