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Bow-shaped Brooch

Date: 1784
Medium: gold (metal), silver (metal), diamond (mineral)
Culture: Amsterdam
Institution: Rijksmuseum

While this diamond bow now serves as a brooch, its original function was different. The jeweller Adrianus Steen fashioned the bow in 1784 as part of a monstrance for the Catholic Mozes en Aäronkerk in Amsterdam. The bow is set with rose-cut diamonds, only the top sides of which are faceted.

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