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Image of Pewter brooch and earring set with ball and leaf design, ca. 1940s-1960s
2021.61.1
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Pewter brooch and earring set with ball and leaf design, ca. 1940s-1960s

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This jewelry set was from Layko Ross & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based wholesale importing and exporting firm founded around 1918 by William O. Ross (president) and Joseph Layko (vice-president). Ross immigrated to the US from Russia in 1906 and was in Seattle by 1920. Under the LaRoco trademark, the company distributed various articles of men's and women's adornment including jewelry, tie clasps, identification bracelets, rosaries, and watch attachments.
ID Number: 2021.61.1
Date: Circa 1940-1960
Physical Description: 1 Set, Jewelry; metal; Brooch: 2.5 in.Diam x 1 in.D, Earring: 1.25 in.Diam x 1 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 2021.61.1
Subjects: Businesses and Corporations, Retail and Department Stores

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