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Only a small proportion of the number that must have been made survive. The annotations on them, although often only partially legible, make clear their position at the centre of the design and manufacturing process - as an archival record but also as a source of ideas for subsequent designs. In this case the cast has been taken before the stones were mounted into their settings, giving a clear view of the intricate metal structure which forms the basis of the piece but which would be almost completely hidden by gemstones on completion. On completion, with its densely-packed gemstones and geometric design, it would have been typical of brooches made in the years around 1930.","physicalDescription":"An irregular and slightly extended semi-circle of greying plaster, bearing in relief the impressions of a geometric art deco brooch in unfinished state before the gemstones were set into their mounts. In the centre is the front view of the brooch, and around it the four side aspects are preserved. There are short annotations in pencil and pink ink on both the back and front. 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