Shawl Pin Item Number: 3097/76 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large spoon shaped pin with coins soldered to sides of handle; part b is a set of 3 coins from one side that have detached. Prominent spoon-shaped finial engraved with a bird over a flower and foliage motif. The date range of the ten cents coins appears to be 1930 to 1950. All of them have an engraved mountain, sun and llama on reverse; some obverse sides have a hand holding a sickle and others two snakes in a stick surrounded my foliage motif.
History Of Use
This type of pin was worn point upwards, to hold a shawl or dress together, over the shoulders.
Item History
- Made in Bolivia between 1930 and 1950
- Owned by Joanna Staniszkis before February 5, 2015
- Received from Joanna Staniszkis (Donor) on February 5, 2015
What
- Name
- Shawl Pin
- Identification Number
- 3097/76 a-b
- Type of Item
- pin
- Material
- silver alloy metal
- Part A
- height 5.0 cm, width 32.3 cm, depth 7.0 cm
- Part B
- height 0.1 cm, width 4.1 cm, depth 4.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bolivian
- Previous Owner
- Joanna Staniszkis
- Received from
- Joanna Staniszkis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- between 1930 and 1950
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3097/0076 a-b