Marsh-bird brooch
Charles Robert Ashbee
(English, 1863–1942)
William Mark
(Australian (active in England), 1868–1956)
1901–02
Medium/TechniqueGold, silver, enamel, moonstone, topaz, and freshwater pearl
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 9 x 10.5 x 1.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Susan B. Kaplan, Marshall H. Gould Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Linda Fenton, Dorothy-Lee Jones Fund, Penny Vinik, and Adrienne Iselin Gilbert Memorial Fund
Accession number2007.827
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy early 1970s, said to have been in an American private collection (Gloria Lieberman, Skinner's Auctioneers); purchased by MFA from Skinner, Boston ["Fine Jewelry," Sept. 18, 2007] (Accession date: December 12, 2006)
about 1900
