UNUSUAL SILVER AND ENAMEL MARIA MONTESSORI 'CHILD AT SEA OF ...
UNUSUAL SILVER AND ENAMEL MARIA MONTESSORI 'CHILD AT SEA OF LIFE' BROOCH
with Birmingham hallmarks for 1931, 2.3cm wide
Note: Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was a pioneering Italian physician and educator who created the Montessori Method of child-centred education. During the 1920s and 1930s, Maria Montessori frequently utilized an image of a child in a boat as a symbolic logo. This image was transformed into this “Child on the Sea of Life” brooch, which was given to graduates of her courses.
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UNUSUAL SILVER AND ENAMEL MARIA MONTESSORI 'CHILD AT SEA OF LIFE' BROOCH
with Birmingham hallmarks for 1931, 2.3cm wide
Note: Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was a pioneering Italian physician and educator who created the Montessori Method of child-centred education. During the 1920s and 1930s, Maria Montessori frequently utilized an image of a child in a boat as a symbolic logo. This image was transformed into this “Child on the Sea of Life” brooch, which was given to graduates of her courses.
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