Corsage ornament
Alphonse Auger
(French, 1837–1904)
about 1890
Medium/TechniqueSilver, gold, and diamond
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 8 x 2.7 cm (9 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.) ornament
Overall: 26 x 12.5 x 6.5 cm (10 1/4 x 4 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.) box
Overall: 26 x 12.5 x 6.5 cm (10 1/4 x 4 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.) box
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Vance Wall Foundation, Saundra B. Lane and an anonymous donor
Accession number2012.7
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenancePrivate collection, London; 2006, sold from this private collection to Wartski, Ltd., London; 2012, sold by Wartski to the MFA (Accession date: January 25, 2012)
about 1890–1900
about 1850
about 1810
about 1880
19th century
