MAKE A MEME View Large Image English - Stick Pin with Hound's Head - Walters 572173 - Profile.jpg During the early 19th century stickpins were a popular accessory worn by men as a tie or cravat pin They came in a variety of precious materials and motifs So as not to ...
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Keywords: English - Stick Pin with Hound's Head - Walters 572173 - Profile.jpg During the early 19th century stickpins were a popular accessory worn by men as a tie or cravat pin They came in a variety of precious materials and motifs So as not to appear feminine they frequently represented hunting sporting or other typically male pursuits They were also crafted as mourning commemorative or souvenir pins Animals were particularly popular s 1890 gold tiger-eye cm 7 2 accession number 57 2173 37690 Mrs L Manuel Hendler Rose Duke Hendler Mrs Leslie Legum Walters Art Museum Gift of Mrs Leslie Legum 1991 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 place of origin England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art of England Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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