Jewelry The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Tropical Bird Brooch

Celebrating Midcentury Design, Our Fanciful Reproduction Brooch Was Inspired By A Stunning Jewelry Set In The Met Collection. The Original Brooch And Matching Earrings Were Made About 1956–60 By Trifari, A Noted American Maker Of Fashion Jewelry Founded In 1918.

First Seen In The Post-World War Ii Era, Brooches Shaped Like Exotic Birds, Animals, And Bouquets Were Typical Of The Lighthearted Adornments That Stylish Women Favored, A Taste That Remained In Vogue Through The 1950S. Its Style Is In Keeping With The Period’S Trend Toward Naturalistic Motifs In Jewelry, Characterized By Asymmetry And A Feeling Of Spontaneity And Movement.