{"product_id":"giacomelli-bird-brooch","title":"Birds Five Sitting on Perch Brooch Pin by Giacomelli 1.75W","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFive Small Birds on a Single Rod: The Giacomelli Bird Brooch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive little birds sit shoulder to shoulder on one perch, cast in 24K gold plated pewter. The Giacomelli bird brooch comes from a bird study by \u003cstrong\u003eHector Giacomelli\u003c\/strong\u003e. The study is in the Ryerson Library collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two birds sit quite alike. That is the charm of this bird perch pin. The flock looks mid-chatter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24K gold plated pewter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.75 in W x 1.25 in H\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold bird brooch with five birds on a perch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4041\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Cage Stick Full of Finches\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiacomelli painted this subject many times. He called it a cage stick, the bar a pet bird perches on. The Walters Art Museum owns a watercolor version with twenty-four finches in a row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA second version is in the Baltimore Museum of Art. Collectors wanted these rows of birds, so he kept making them. A bird perch pin shrinks that row to five.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Van Huysum of Tiny Birds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe critic Henri Beraldi gave Giacomelli a famous nickname. He called him the Van Huysum of tiny birds. Jan van Huysum was the Dutch master of flower paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compliment praised care: feathers drawn one by one, never fussy. French bird art jewelry like the Giacomelli bird brooch reduces that care to a pin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBirds in Books\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiacomelli also illustrated books. Jules Michelet's The Bird came out in 1867. Andre Theuriet's Our Birds followed in 1886. That is why French bird art jewelry still has a book-illustration feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWearing and Display\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePin the Giacomelli bird brooch to a collar, a scarf or a bag strap. Pewter is soft, so keep it from sharp edges. Wipe it dry with a soft cloth. A gold bird brooch looks best on dark wool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore small birds and branches wait in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/museum-jewelry-pins-brooches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMuseum Jewelry Pins and Brooches\u003c\/a\u003e. A gold bird brooch also suits a hat band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Hector Giacomelli\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHector Giacomelli was born in Paris in 1822 and died in Menton in 1904. After a serious illness at about thirty, he began to draw plants, insects and birds around his house. He worked as a watercolorist, engraver and illustrator. Today his birds are still a favorite subject for French bird art jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor More Reading from the Web\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee Giacomelli's watercolor of twenty-four finches on one perch. It is the cousin of this bird perch pin. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/art.thewalters.org\/detail\/37570\/a-perch-of-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eA Perch of Birds - The Walters Art Museum\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead about his life and his bird books. The Giacomelli bird brooch is one more place his birds turned up. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hector_Giacomelli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHector Giacomelli - Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Multilana","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":1192253603,"sku":"4041","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/products\/museum-jewelry-bird-perch-pin-by-giacomelli-4041-1.jpeg?v=1571438766","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/giacomelli-bird-brooch","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}