'Duke of Burgundy' butterfly brooch
Carlo Giuliano
(Italian, 1831–1895)
Giuliano
(Italian (active in London), 1874–1914)
about 1880
Medium/TechniqueGold and painted enamel
DimensionsHeight x length: 1.9 × 3.2 cm (3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Susan B. Kaplan
Accession number2016.793
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy about 1990s, private collection, United States; sold by this private collection to Wartski, Ltd., London; 2016, sold by Wartski, Ltd., to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2016)
late 18th century
late 18th century
late 18th–early 19th century
probably 1855–74
about 1840