Silver gull brooch, Maison Mellerio, Paris

An image of Jewellery. Gull Brooch. Maison Mellerio, Paris, Colmar. Remnants of black enamel on the head and wings, and red enamel on the legs and feet, and inside the beak. Detachable gold pin fastening, inscribed 'MELLERIO.R.PAIX.9.'. Silver, cast and chased, the eye set with a diamond chip, and originally enamelled in black on the head, and red on the legs, feet, and inside of beak. Width, whole, 7.6 cm, circa 1880-1900. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Jewellery. Gull Brooch. Maison Mellerio, Paris, Colmar. Remnants of black enamel on the head and wings, and red enamel on the legs and feet, and inside the beak. Detachable gold pin fastening, inscribed 'MELLERIO.R.PAIX.9.'. Silver, cast and chased, the eye set with a diamond chip, and originally enamelled in black on the head, and red on the legs, feet, and inside of beak. Width, whole, 7.6 cm, circa 1880-1900. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy.

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Accession Number: M.81-1983
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/1.0
Camera: NIKON D200
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 519 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Filesize: 48.97kB
Exposure time: 10/1250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 0/10
Captured: 2007:04:30 11:41:14

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