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1985

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1995

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Shoulder ornament Brooch

This is a Brooch. It is dated ca. 1990 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is gold. 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.

  • Brooch
  • molded, pressed, folded and stippled gold sheet with applied pigment.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-1

Its dimensions are

Overall: 8 x 10 x 9.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Shoulder ornament Brooch; Netherlands; gold; Overall: 8 x 10 x 9.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collection Acquisitions Program and Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Funds; 1995-8-9

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