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Brooch

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Flat brooch is square, with base of hammered, patinated sheet copper with irregular edges. Applied over base is square of silver engraved with grid pattern. Center of silver pierced with square; soldered to square is irregular metal form with stylized fret pattern. Pin clasp soldered to reverse.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Maker
Robert Ebendorf, American, b.1938
Date
1980
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Monet Jewelry Fund
Medium
Copper, silver, bronze, brass, gold
Dimensions
Overall: 4.9 x 5 x 0.8 cm (1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Type
jewelry
Decorative Arts
Brooch
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