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An antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch with hands and doves and the words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" with a gold frame. Shown on white background.
An antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch with hands and doves and the words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" with a gold frame. Shown on hand for scale.
An antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch with hands and doves and the words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" with a gold frame. Shown on dark blue background.
The reverse side of an antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch. Shown on black background.
Angled view of an antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch with hands and doves and the words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" with a gold frame. Shown on dark blue background.
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c1830 Georgian Friendship Brooch

An antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch with hands and doves and the words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" with a gold frame. Shown on white background.
An antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch with hands and doves and the words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" with a gold frame. Shown on hand for scale.
An antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch with hands and doves and the words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" with a gold frame. Shown on dark blue background.
The reverse side of an antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch. Shown on black background.
Angled view of an antique Georgian-era rectangular brooch with hands and doves and the words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" with a gold frame. Shown on dark blue background.
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A very rare c1830 Georgian-era folk painting depicting outstretched hands clasped together over a fountain with white doves. The words "Friendship the Fountain of Love" are written over the scene. Mounted under glass in a gold brooch mounting. A nearly identical example is in the Smithsonian's collection of early American folk art. 

Materials

Watercolor, Glass and Gold

Date

c1830

Condition

Good. Surface wear to glass. Pin fittings have been repaired at some point with lead solder.

Size

1.25 x 1"

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