Brooch
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| Nom de l'objet : | Brooch |
| Matériaux : | gold |
| Numéro de catalogue : | BR2011.9.45 |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2011.9 |
| Date absolue : | 1847 |
| Description : | A gold safety brooch with two circles intertwined at the head. A gold bar runs through the two circles; the bar is diagonally cut, giving the illusion it is made from smaller parts. A thin gold rope wraps around the bar as well as the head. There is a safety catch at the tail end of the pin. The catch can swivel off the pin. The catch is spring assisted; it can only come off the pin if it is pulled and extended. |
| Fonctions : | Henry Samuel Ellis invented the safety brooch ("a bolt that slid back and forth by way of a spring" in 1847. REF: G. Dawes and C. Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry", Abbeville Press Publishers, 1991.tems donated by Barbara Sayers Larson. Barbara Larson is the daughter of Annie Harris (1882-1986) and Beverly Sayers (1883-1976) and granddaughter of Arthur (1843-1932) and Mary (1859-1954) Harris. Barbara was born January 27, 1920 and was the youngest of three children. Barbara and her siblings, Geoffrey Sayers (1907-1997) and Dora Sayers Caro (1915-2004) donated Benares to the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1969 after inheriting it from their aunt, Naomi Harris (1883-1968). Many of the items donated by Barbara originally belonged to her mother or Aunt Naomi and came from Benares. Barbara lived in a log cabin originally given to her mother by her grandparents at 1723 Birchwood Drive. She still maintains a close tie with Benares and is now living in Kelowna, British Columbia, with her daughter. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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