The focus of the historical collection includes the following areas:
- Rural education in Iowa (1850 – 1955)
- UNI campus (1886 – present)
- Costumes, Midwest (clothing 1850 – present)
- Currency, international
History
Displaying 9601 - 9700 of 10467
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| 9601 | UNIM1988.11.0599 | Bracelet | Bracelet is 2" in diameter. Top center turquoise stone with silver metal balls around it. Design is etched on both sides of stone. Metal band springs apart to go over wrist and springs back to stay on. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, turquoise |
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| 9602 | UNIM1988.11.0600 | Earring | Brushed silver background with rune design in polished silver over top. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL |
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| 9603 | UNIM1988.11.0601 | Earring | Three strands of wire intertwined into a leaf shape. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9604 | UNIM1988.11.0602 | Earring | Open cut work makes earrings look lighter and not so heavy. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9605 | UNIM1988.11.0603 | Earring | Gold metal, white plastic. Pearlized white clip earrings have gold metal backs. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, WH |
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| 9606 | UNIM1988.11.0604 | Earring | White and rose, gold backs. White plastic petals with 8 each 1/8" stones around 3/4" dia. center stone in rose color. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, GD, PK |
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| 9607 | UNIM1988.11.0605 | Earring | 1/4" stone center with 5 smaller stones. The dangling part of the earring is made up of a 1/4" dia. diamond cut green stone, a gold metal band with rhinestones set in it and a 5/8" dia. bead in varigated blue and green on the bottom. Small stones in top section are blue in center with three green and two blue stones around center stone. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GN, BL, CL |
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| 9608 | UNIM1988.11.0606 | Earring | Four metal pedals trimmed with gold paint on one side of 1/4" dia. yellow stone set in a gold setting with 10 extended prongs with rounded ends. Back of earrings have gold clips. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: YL, GD |
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| 9609 | UNIM1988.11.0607 | Earring | Inset with gold paint on two sides of concave button like earrings in brown of various shades layered. Browns vary from white, light tones to dark brown. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, BR |
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| 9610 | UNIM1988.11.0608 | Earring | Large copper plastic beads with small brown and crystal beads inside and a brown bead in center. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BZ, BR, CL |
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| 9611 | UNIM1988.11.0609 | Earring | Cluster of spring green glass beads having three larger pointed beads on top and 12 smaller beads in a floral design. The larger painted beads are designed to be leaves on a flower. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GN, SL |
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| 9612 | UNIM1988.11.0610 | Earring | Two gold leaves with different colored seed and glass beads of green purple and magenta to color. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GN, PR, GD, PK |
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| 9613 | UNIM1988.11.0611 | Earring | Silver metal screw back earrings with a square - point at top, set on a larger square with a eight shaped opening and a small point at bottom centered. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL |
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| 9614 | UNIM1988.11.0612 | Earring | 3 rhinestones set in a triangle and a second triangle made the same way set on top of the other triangle. Plastic tak used to hold earrings in place to photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, CL |
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| 9615 | UNIM1988.11.0613 | Earring | Silver setting with small rhinestones at the top, bottom and sides with a 1/4" w x 3/4" l rhinestone in the center. Plastic tak used to hold earrings in place to photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, CL |
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| 9616 | UNIM1988.11.0614 | Earring | 1/4" diameter rhinestone sits on top and a 1/2" dia. disk with an open center and rhinestones set inside disk dangles below the single 1/4" dia. rhinestone at the top. Sterling silver screw back. Disk may be made of pot metal? Plastic tak used to hold earrings in place for photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, CL |
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| 9617 | UNIM1988.11.0615 | Earring | Oval shaped screw back earrings with 12 small rhinestones sitting around a 1/2" l x 3/8" w center rhinestone. Plastic tak used to hold earrings in place for photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: CL, SL |
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| 9618 | UNIM1988.11.0616 | Earring | 3/16" ruby red stone at top and gold circle hoop 1" wide has another stone 3/16" dia. held by a half circle hoop in the inside of the full circled hoop. Plastic tak used to hold earrings in place to photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, RD |
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| 9619 | UNIM1988.11.0617 | Earring | Round and rectangle rhinestones with large rhinestone on the bottom. Plastic tak holds earrings in place for photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, CL |
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| 9620 | UNIM1988.11.0618 | Earring | Make a triangle with 1/2" sides. Stones are set high on mounts with three stones in each earring. Plastic tak used to hold earrings in place to photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, CL |
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| 9621 | UNIM1988.11.0619 | Earring | Black faceted stone 1 1/8" l x 3/16" w dangles from silver dome 3/8" dia. Plastic tak holds earrings in place to photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, BK |
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| 9622 | UNIM1988.11.0620 | Earring | Dome shaped faceted stone made of plastic; black color. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BK |
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| 9623 | UNIM1988.11.0621 | Earring | Ring of black faceted beads around a larger black bead in the center. There are 5 each 3/8" dia. beads that are flat and strung through center of stone so it sets on the edge of the stone. Small round stones separate the flat stones. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BK, SL |
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| 9624 | UNIM1988.11.0622 | Earring | 1/4" diameter rhinestone center with 5 rectangle rhinestones and 5 garnet stones around center. Gold metal back. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: RD, CL, GD |
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| 9625 | UNIM1988.11.0623 | Earring | 6 red beads around 1 bead in the center. All beads (7 total) have a diamond shaped red bead with a gold bead (small) on the end that dangles. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, RD |
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| 9626 | UNIM1988.11.0624 | Earring | Silver back, emerald green stone. One stone mounted on silver back. Plastic tak used to hold earrings in place to photograph. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, GR |
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| 9627 | UNIM1988.11.0625 | Earring | Light green, gold back. Center bead with six beads around it. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GR, GD |
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| 9628 | UNIM1988.11.0626 | Earring | Gold metal petals with faceted turquoise plastic petals on top with a pearl in the center; six petals. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, GD, turq. |
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| 9629 | UNIM1988.11.0627 | Earring | Gold back and bow amber stone. Gold wire bow with 1/8" amber diamond cut stone in center. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9630 | UNIM1988.11.0628 | Earring | 5/8" diameter pearl, 1/4" diameter pearl and 1/8" diameter pearl. One 1/4" diameter pearl at top with 1/8" diameter pearl and the 5/8" dia. pearl dangling below. Back and connecting links are silver metal. Plastic tak holds earrings for photo. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, WH |
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| 9631 | UNIM1988.11.0629 | Earring | Center pearl 3/8" dia. with six 1/4" pearl beads around the center pearl bead. Silver back. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, SL |
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| 9632 | UNIM1988.11.0630 | Earring | Rhinestones, pearl and silver back. 3/8" dia. pearl center with six pearls in a smaller size with a rhinestone in between each pearl around center pearl. One earring has one pearl around outer edge replaced with darker colored pearl. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, WH |
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| 9633 | UNIM1988.11.0631 | Earring | Lt. golden color with silver back. 1 domed 3/8" dia. setting in light golden color earring. Plastic tak is holding earrings for photo. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, SL |
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| 9634 | UNIM1988.11.0632 | Earring | Peach turquoise and gold color. Scalloped gold mount with a ring of pearls with turquoise stones resembling leaves around cluster of 5 same size pearls around a center pearl (all pearls are the same size). Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, pea., turq. |
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| 9635 | UNIM1988.11.0633 | Earring | Pearl center with 12 blue stones around it. Each blue stone is set in a pointed edge giving a star shape with 12 points. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, BL, WH |
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| 9636 | UNIM1988.11.0634 | Earring | Two rows of molded small beads go around larger center bead. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, SL |
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| 9637 | UNIM1988.11.0635 | Earring | A single 1/2" dia. dome shaped plastic setting mounted on silver back. Plastic tak is holding earrings for photo. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH |
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| 9638 | UNIM1988.11.0636 | Earring | Three rings of petals around a rhinestone in center with six rhinestones around center stone. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH |
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| 9639 | UNIM1988.11.0637 | Earring | Molded plastic flower. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH |
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| 9640 | UNIM1988.11.0638 | Earring | Three round plastic balls, blue gray in color, 3/8" in diameter set in a triangle. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BL, GY |
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| 9641 | UNIM1988.11.0639 | Earring | Three shells 3/8" in diameter set in a triangle with three sharp pointed burnt orange shells between the 3/8" diameter shells (cream colored). Flower and leaf design add special features. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: CR, OR |
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| 9642 | UNIM1988.11.0640 | Earring | Three purple shell clusters from flowers and two green shells on top and under flowers from leaves with a row of six white with grey edged shells. Flower and leaf design add special features. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: PR, WH, GY, GN |
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| 9643 | UNIM1988.11.0641 | Earring | Ten cream shells around a cluster of thirteen smaller burnt orange shells in the center. Flower design adds special features. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: CR, OR, SL |
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| 9644 | UNIM1988.11.0642 | Earring | Stone in mounting sets in the center of the screw back of the earring. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: turquoise |
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| 9645 | UNIM1988.11.0643 | Earring | Round 3/16" dia. rhinestone on top with 1/8" square and 3/8" square rhinestone dangle. Plastic tak is holding earring to be photographed. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, CL |
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| 9646 | UNIM1988.11.0644 | Earring | Center rhinestone is larger than the seven rhinestones that circle around the center. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, CL |
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| 9647 | UNIM1988.11.0645 | Earring | Top rhinestone is 1/4" dia. and three rhinestones in graduated size dangle from top stone. Plastic tak is holding earring to be photographed. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: CL, GD, SL |
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| 9648 | UNIM1988.11.0646 | Brooch | Gold metal, pearls, white plastic cameo on black plastic. 16 small pearls circle cameo. Heart shaped design around outer edge has the center of the heart raised. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BK, GD, WH |
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| 9649 | UNIM1988.11.0647 | Brooch | Star with five points. Three rhinestones set in each point of star. Center is raised with five pinwheel like points. A 3/8" rhinestone sets in the center. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, CL |
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| 9650 | UNIM1988.11.0648 | Brooch | 21 small rhinestones form a heart shape. At the top of the heart there is two rows of four rhinestones in each row that curves upward. Five rhinestones 1/4" diameter is in a curved V shape inside the heart. There is a center rhinestone 3/8" diameter across the top of the V shape. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: CL, SL |
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| 9651 | UNIM1988.11.0649 | Brooch | Gold color metal maple leaf with a brush finish. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9652 | UNIM1988.11.0650 | Brooch | Gold metal leaf shape. Brushed gold metal with veining etched in. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9653 | UNIM1988.11.0651 | Brooch | 1/4" wide heart shape with open center. Lines are etched in heart. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9654 | UNIM1988.11.0652 | Brooch | Polish gold metal circle with a brushed metal circle inside and bow in the center resembling a ribbon with etched lines running vertically. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9655 | UNIM1988.11.0653 | Brooch | Silver and pearlized rhinestones. Three rows of silver metal twisted together in the shape of a leaf with pearlized rhinestones in the center. Leaf has a stem that extends 1/2" from the leaf. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, WH |
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| 9656 | UNIM1988.11.0654 | Brooch | Scalloped around edge with 1/8" diameter rhinestones in the center in the shape of a leaf. A stem runs from top to bottom. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL |
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| 9657 | UNIM1988.11.0655 | Brooch | Outer wings of butterfly are polished gold metal while the center of the butterfly is silver metal etched with veins and circles that resemble rhinestones when they catch the light. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, SL |
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| 9658 | UNIM1988.11.0656 | Brooch | Gold bee with green eyes and turquoise studded wings on springs which allow the wings to move. The bee has feelers and three legs on each side. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, GR, turq. |
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| 9659 | UNIM1988.11.0657 | Brooch | Gold and brass metal and flower pedals and stems, pearls. Two flowers with five petals on each. Have a pearl center and gold stems. There is one gold and one brass leaf. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, WH |
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| 9660 | UNIM1988.11.0658 | Brooch | Gold border around butterfly wings, gold feelers with green paint in circle at the end, red free body wings and the back of the body are white with navy blue floral design in enamel. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GR, WH, GD, BL |
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| 9661 | UNIM1988.11.0659 | Brooch | Fish brooch with gold head and turqouise stone eye. Body has scales, three fins and tail painted with blue enamel. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, BL, turq. |
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| 9662 | UNIM1988.11.0660 | Brooch | Polished gold metal whale. Mouth and eye etched on for special features. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9663 | UNIM1988.11.0661 | Brooch | Gold metal, brown enamel painted body, rhinestones on ears. Gold eye and feet. Two dachshunds with tail and nose turned upward. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BN, GD |
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| 9664 | UNIM1988.11.0662 | Brooch | Frog head is gold metal along with the eyes. Garnet stone body and rhinestones sets on the legs. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: RD, GD |
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| 9665 | UNIM1988.11.0663 | Brooch | Metal - gold, enamel dots on wings, plastic body that is pearlized. Head and wings on metal. Wings have enamel dots in red and yellow. The body is made of flat pearlized plastic. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, GD, RD, YL |
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| 9666 | UNIM1988.11.0664 | Brooch | 2 gold metal coolie and rickshaw. Coolie has black shoes and hat with a pearl for a head and multi colored stones in trousers. Rickshaw and lady with a pearl head riding in rickshaw. Richshaw and lady is trimmed with multicolored stones including lady's hat. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, PK, BL |
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| 9667 | UNIM1988.11.0665 | Brooch | 2 silver metal butterflies with rhinestones in wings and a red stone head. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, RD |
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| 9668 | UNIM1988.11.0666 | Brooch | Gold metal butterfly with three rhinestones in the wings on each side, one larger rhinestone on body. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9669 | UNIM1988.11.0667 | Brooch | Mexican man playing a guitar, wearing a red and black sombrero. A scarf is draped from his shoulder. One knee is raised (left), the elbow of his left hand rests on his left knee. Guitar is gold with black enamel in opening in the front. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, BK, RD |
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| 9670 | UNIM1988.11.0668 | Brooch | Small burro with big ears and tail away from body curving down touching back leg. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL |
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| 9671 | UNIM1988.11.0669 | Brooch | Gold, white, red, blue, yellow green and magenta, also black. White pearlized plastic palette setting on gold metal has enamel colored paint in red, blue, yellow, green, and magenta. Brushes are gold metal handles with green paint on bristle of one and black paint on the other. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, WH, BL, etc |
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| 9672 | UNIM1988.11.0670 | Brooch | Gold metal back, hat and bow tie with glass, white button head. Blue stones cover holes in button for eyes. The red feather on the hat is enamel paint. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, WH, BL, RD |
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| 9673 | UNIM1988.11.0671 | Brooch | Safety pin brooch in gold metal has a mount on it for a stone setting. Stone setting is missing. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9674 | UNIM1988.11.0672 | Brooch | Sterling silver oval with white and blue enamel front. Shield in center is white enamel with blue enamel fleur de lis on shield. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, BL, SL |
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| 9675 | UNIM1988.11.0673 | Brooch | Gold metal stem and 2 leaves with one lavendar and one green stone. A blue stone 1/2" high x 3/8" wide is mounted for bloom of a flower. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, BL, PR, GR |
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| 9676 | UNIM1988.11.0674 | Brooch | Front blue and white. Bird in flight has blue body and a white head and chest. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BL, WH |
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| 9677 | UNIM1988.11.0675 | Brooch | Two rows of 12 rhinestones set in a clear plastic that is curved. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: CL |
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| 9678 | UNIM1988.11.0676 | Brooch | Rooster stick pin has gold metal mounting with a garnet eye and body. Body stone is 3/16" w x 1/4" l. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, RD |
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| 9679 | UNIM1988.11.0677 | Brooch | Gold metal back with a bird perched on a gold metal branch. The birds head and tail are gold metal with a red stone eye and a light turquoise stone chest. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: RD, turquoise |
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| 9680 | UNIM1988.11.0678 | Brooch | Gold metal stem and leaves with 7 plastic grapes on stems. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GR, RD |
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| 9681 | UNIM1988.11.0679 | Brooch | Two layers of petals in bronze metal flowers with a red stone center. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BZ, RD |
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| 9682 | UNIM1988.11.0680 | Brooch | 2 pieces; 1 & 2 same. Larger shell to resemble a basket with gold handle filled with flowers made of smaller shells. # 1 & #2 are the same design using different colored shells. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, PH, GD |
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| 9683 | UNIM1988.11.0681 | Brooch | Molded plastic flower has off-white petals with tan accent and three green leaves. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, TN, GR |
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| 9684 | UNIM1988.11.0682 | Brooch | A yellow rose with rose center lays against a single leaf, green, and brown stem. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: YL, PK, GN, BN |
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| 9685 | UNIM1988.11.0683 | Brooch | 2 pieces; one male one female. Girl 2" h x 1" w Boy 1 1/2" h x 1 3/4" w. Brooches have white plastic stones for face. Chest, skirt and trouser legs set in gold metal. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, WH Tag says "1988.11.0227am1 and am2" |
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| 9686 | UNIM1988.11.0684 | Brooch | Pin shaped brooch made of gold metal and wrapped on top section in red lacing. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, RD |
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| 9687 | UNIM1988.11.0685 | Brooch | 2 pansys - one with yellow pedals with white center and gold accents, the other pansy has purple pedals with a white center accented in gold. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH, YL, PR, GD |
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| 9688 | UNIM1988.11.0686 | Brooch | Bug design has metal gold wings, legs and head. Lower body has a turqouise stone 1/2" l x 3/8" w. There is a 1/8" diameter rhinestone between the wings and small red beads are mounted for eyes. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD, RD, CL, tur |
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| 9689 | UNIM1988.11.0687 | Brooch | Round with scalloped edge. Copper back with lemon yellow enamel front with five small stones in red (2), green (2) and blue. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: YL, RD, GR, BL |
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| 9690 | UNIM1988.11.0688 | Clasp | Oval center is 1" l x 5/8" w with the letter "M". There is a 5 link chain with a clip on the end that is 1 1/4" l (including chain and clip). Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL |
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| 9691 | UNIM1988.11.0689 | Clasp | Hook 2 1/2" when open, 1 1/4" diameter closed. Braided chain; very strong. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GD |
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| 9692 | UNIM1988.11.0690 | Chain, Lorgnette | Chain attatches to temple pieces of eyeglasses and goes behind persons head. Glasses may be taken off face and held by the chain around the neck. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, BN |
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| 9693 | UNIM1988.11.0691 | Ring | Has V design with small dot on outer edge above V. There is a seam down the center and has the same design on both sides. Sketch on catalog sheet. Detail of design also on catalog sheet. Color: SL |
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| 9694 | UNIM1988.11.0692 | Arrow Fastener | The arrow is seperated in the center. When worn it looks like the arrow goes in and out of the clothing. Held with back piece 1/4" lower than the arrow. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BK |
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| 9695 | UNIM1988.11.0693 | Jewelry Fragment | One pearl on wire link. Sketch on catalog sheet. |
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| 9696 | UNIM1988.11.0694 | Jewelery Fragment | Clasp to fasten necklace with clear glass stone 5/16" diameter. Sketch on catalog sheet. |
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| 9697 | UNIM1988.11.0695 | Jewelry Fragment | Silver scalloped setting with turquoise stone 4/16" diameter. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL, turq. |
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| 9698 | UNIM1988.11.0696 | Jewelry Fragment | One small pearl. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH |
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| 9699 | UNIM1988.11.0697 | Jewelry Fragment | Small shell cut in half to show inter structure shades of tan. Sketch on catalog sheet. |
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| 9700 | UNIM1988.11.0698 | Jewelry Fragment | Silver metal bead 1/8" diameter. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: SL |
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