1954 Hattie Carnegie Bakelite Rooster Pin

Rare whimsical 1954 Hattie Carnegie figural rooster in antique gold-tone base metal with molded and carved red, black and yellow Bakelite insets for head, tail feathers, and body feathers. Signed Hattie Carnegie on an applied oval plaque on reverse. This is an authentic original piece. See "20th Century Fashionable Plastic Jewelry, 2003 Edition" by Lillian Baker, p. 91. width: 2-3/4", height: 3-1/8".

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