BROOCH: CENTIPEDE
Centipede brooch with long gold coloured metal legs, gold tail and antennae, two green glass stones for eyes, red glass stone as a head, and nine light blue stone along the body.
From a Museum of Childhood collection.
Details
Details
Social and fashion history. Nine assorted brooches featuring insects.
Other items from Subiaco Museum
- BROOCH: CAT WITH PINK DIAMANTE EYES
- BROOCH: TWO PRANCING HORSES
- BROOCH: HORSE DRAWING CART OF FLOWERS
- BROOCH: PAUA SHELL KIWI
- BROOCH: SILVER SWAN
- BROOCH: BROWN SPECKLED BIRD WITH FEATHERS
- BROOCH: BLACK FLYING FISH WITH GOLD TRIM
- BROOCH: GOLD PLASTIC BIRD WITH STAR
- BROOCH: FIGURE WITH CARRYING POLE AND BLUE BEADS
- BROOCH: TRIBAL FIGURE KNEELING UNDER PALM TREE
- BROOCH: EUROPEAN MAN IN HAT
- BROOCH: FIGURE PLAYING STRINGED INSTRUMENT UNDER LAMP POST