Object Timeline

1998

  • Work on this object began.

1999

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Chime Brooch

This is a Brooch. It was designed by Margaret West. It is dated 1998 and we acquired it in 1999. Its medium is marble, silver, paint. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Harry Paine Bingham and Katharine Cornell.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 6.2 x 6.2 x 1.3cm (2 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/2in.)

Cite this object as

Chime Brooch; Designed by Margaret West (Australian, b. 1936); Australia; marble, silver, paint; H x W x D: 6.2 x 6.2 x 1.3cm (2 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/2in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Harry Paine Bingham and Katharine Cornell; 1999-19-1

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18668633/ |title=Chime Brooch |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=10 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>