Collections Pins
Pins Shown from Left to Right
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Title Feather
Date circa 1940
Designer Unknown, USA
Materials 14kt Yellow Gold, Rubies
Size 2.4" x 1"
(6.1cm x 2.5cm) -
Title Wrapping Up Bow
Date circa 1990
Designer Unknown, Russia
Materials 14kt Yellow, Pink, and White Gold, Crystals
Size 2" x 0.7"
(5.1cm x 1.8cm) -
Title Poppy
Date 1959
Designer Verdura, USA
Materials 18kt Yellow Gold, Platinum, Diamonds, Sapphire Cabochons
Size 2.6" x 1.7"
(6.6cm x 4.3cm) -
Title Victory Knot
Date 2008
Designer Verdura, USA
Materials 18kt Yellow Gold Wire Rope
Size 2.1" x 1.5"
(5.3cm x 3.8cm) -
Title Violets
Date circa 1965
Designer Unknown, USA
Materials 14kt Yellow Gold, Amethyst, Diamonds, Nephrite Jade
Size 1.75" x 1.25"
(4.4cm x 3.2cm)
Date: circa 1900
Designer: Unknown, France
Materials: Silver, Glass, Crystals, Simulated Lapis Lazuli, Resin
Size: 4.9″ x 1.2″ (12.5 cm x 3 cm)
Date: circa 1970
Designer: Ilias Lalaounis, Greece
Materials: 18kt Yellow Gold
Size: 2.8″ x 0.6″ (7.1 cm x 1.6 cm)
Date: 2003
Designer: Unknown, GF1W, USA
Materials: Sterling Silver
Size: 2″ x 1.3″ (5 cm x 3.4 cm)
Title: Fountain Pen
Date: 1998
Designer: © Carolee, USA
Materials: Rhodium-Plated Base Metal, Rhinestones
Size: 3.3″ x 0.3″ (8.5 cm x 0.9 cm)
Date: 2001
Designer: © Cartier, France
Materials: 18kt White Gold, Chalcedony and Moonstone Cabochons, Pink Tourmalines, Cordierites, Aquamarines, Diamonds, Mandarin Garnets
Size: 1.9″ x 1.9″ (4.8 cm x 4.8 cm)
A Collector of Pins
As a young wife and mother, Albright received an occasional gift of jewelry but rarely shopped for jewelry herself. Women of the era were expected to get their finery from older relatives or from men. The Feather pin, the Violets, and the Poppy were among the pieces that came to her as gifts. In the 1980s, as an independent woman, Albright began selecting her own jewelry. She discovered the antique French Urn pin at the Tiny Jewel Box, a Washington boutique.
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