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Brooch

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Eight-sided matt-finish open form with curvilinear outer edge and straigt-sided inner edge; the pierced and etched surface devided into geometric units, the whole based on the floor plan of a Palladian villa. Hinged closure of two straight pins on reverse.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Michael Becker, German, b. 1958
Date
1989
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition and Monet Funds
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
H x W x D: 5.5 x 5.3 x 1.1 cm (2 3/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/16 in.)
Type
jewelry
Decorative Arts
Brooch
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