Bird brooch

NamePin

Date1934-1960

Place madeMexico City, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver, turquoise

Dimensions2 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 1/2 in. (6.6 × 7 × 1.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.77

Object numberA.2015.19.77

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSilver brooch depicting a bird. The bird's head is turned to look toward the tail. The eye is a small, round, blue stone set in the silver. On the chest of the bird is a floral design in the silver. The body of the bird is textured to represent feathers.