A Recent Bequest 



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. he opal, garnet, and diamond brooch 

 shown here has been placed on permanent 

 exhibit in the new Grainger Hall of Gems. 



This exquisite antique brooch was a 

 bequest from the late Mrs. Clarence 

 (Mathilde) Wiley, formerly of 1320 North 

 State Street, Chicago. The brooch had been 

 handed down for generations in her family, 

 and on the reverse is engraved "Mathilde 

 Klock, 1887-1904." 



The brooch is platinum and 14 karat 

 yellow gold with an oval-shape opal measur- 

 ing 31.5 x 22.5 mm. The opal is bordered 

 first with 29 rare green garnets, each . 12 ct, 

 thence with ?>?> round old mine-cut dia- 

 monds, each .15 ct. 



Field Museum is deeply appreciative of 

 this bequest, and invites other Members to 

 donate heirlooms and collections by way of 

 will. Another recent bequest was a collection 

 of fine crystal, which is used in the Found- 

 ers' Room. The collection was the bequest of 

 the late Harold E. Christensen, for some 

 years chief buyer for the fine crystal depart- 

 ment of Marshall Field's. Many Members 

 make monetary gifts by will, also; these 

 funds are placed in the Endowment, where 

 the monetary gift becomes as perpetual as 

 heirloom gifts. The Museum's Planned 

 Giving Office, (312) 322-8858, welcomes 

 inquiries. All bequests to this natural history 

 museum become as perpetual as natural 

 history itself. 



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