# The Brooch — On a Pincushion character guide

> The Brooch in On a Pincushion by Mary De Morgan.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-on-a-pincushion

## Who they are

A personified brooch that appears as a character.

## In the story

### [On a Pincushion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/chapters/on-a-pincushion)

Complains about being left behind and tells a story to drown out the Bracelets' noise.

### [The Story of Vain Lamorna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/chapters/the-story-of-vain-lamorna)

One of the listeners in the frame story, commenting on the tale's moral about vanity.

### [The Story of the Opal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/chapters/the-story-of-the-opal)

Tells the story of the opal to the other jewelry items on the pincushion.

## Links

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