Corsage Piece, 1880–95, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, gold, diamonds, 1 3/16 x 6 1/4 in. (3 x 15.9 cm), Jewelry, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Diamonds had become so fashionable by the last quarter of the nineteenth century that their presence in American society was being noted in the daily press. On April 7, 1889, the New York Sun announced 'Diamonds flash from the buttons of a baby's layette, gleam on the dimpled hands of the tiniest child, sparkle on the young girl's fingers, and blaze from the neck and ears and wrists of the society belle…
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Corsage Piece, 1880–95, New York, United States, American, Silver, gold, diamonds, 1 3/16 x 6 1/4, 3 15.9 cm, Jewelry, Tiffany & Co., 1837–present, Diamonds, fashionable, last quarter, nineteenth century, presence, American society, noted, daily press, April 7, 1889, York Sun, announced, Diamonds flash, buttons, baby, layette, gleam, dimpled hands, tiniest child, sparkle, young girl, fingers, blaze, neck, ears, wrists, society belle…
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