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Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

As we continue to digitize collections at GCV&M, more objects will populate this new virtual resource. Please continue to check back, and reach out with any questions!

Questions? Contact our Curatorial Department at (585) 294-8240 or email jjohnson@gcv.org. Interested in donating an object to the collections at GCV&M? Click here to learn more. 

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Woman with a high top knot bun on head and short bangs. She wears a silk satin dress with polka dots of differing sizes, high rouched collar and a bow at the side of her neck. At base of her throat is a circular brooch. It has 2 spirals of plain wire coming from top of a rhinestone center. Spirals of plain wire at left and right of rhinestone and another of wider, textured wire top and bottom of rhinestone. Photo by King Chicago IL

2025.16.412

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jewelry

The Drs. Revak & Lustig Antique Brooch Collection

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1895 - 1900

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