"Tiffany's distinguished jeweler G. Paulding Farnham, whose orchid brooches, with livid, gleaming spots, caused a sensation at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle."
source : http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/19/opinion/ftif.php see images: [caption : "Orchid Brooch by G Paulding Farnham... flower... Odontoglossum wyattianum"] : http://www.suebond.co.uk/images/events/large/13OrchidBrooch.jpg [caption : "Orchid Brooch, Tiffany & Co, New York, 1889, diamonds, gold and enamel"] : http://www.gilbert-collection.org.uk/previous_exhibitions/american_jewellery/images/orchid225.jpg ********** regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
