Brooch
Description
A felt brooch. The brooch is a diamond shape, with a black felt base, on top of which is stitched a dark blue diamond. On top of the blue felt are a number of pieces of coloured felt, stitched together to look like flowers. The brooch has a blue felt bow to which a pin is attached.
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Production period
Classification
Credit line
This
brooch
was
made
during
World
War
Two,
when
there
was
limited
material
available
for
luxuries
like
jewellery.
It
may
have
been
made
from
scraps
of
felt
and
other
material
that
would
have
otherwise
been
thrown
away.
It
belonged
to
Selina
McLean.
Accession number
A87.681
Collection type
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