- Object Name:
- Engagement Pin
- Place Made:
- Baghdad, Ottoman Empire
- Date:
- c. 1912
- Medium:
- Gold and diamonds
- Dimensions:
- 5 1/4 × 2 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (13.3 × 7.4 × 3.2 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helene and David Simon in memory of their mothers, Amouma Simon and Louise Zilkha
- Accession Number:
- 1993-34
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This brooch was worn by Amouma Bashi Simon, who lived and married in Baghdad. She received it among other gifts customarily sent by a bridegroom to his fiancée.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.