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1985

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1995

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2015

2025

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Brooch

This is a Brooch. It was made by Daniel Kruger. It is dated ca. 1990 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is blockstone, fire opals, gold, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collection Acquisitions Program and Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Funds.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 7.5 x 5.8 x 1.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Brooch; Made by Daniel Kruger (German, b. 1951, South Africa); blockstone, fire opals, gold, silver; Overall: 7.5 x 5.8 x 1.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collection Acquisitions Program and Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Funds; 1995-8-4

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