Detail View: The AMICA Library: Folded Brooch
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AMICA ID:
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SAAM.1996.21
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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half-moon shape intended to be worn vertically/upper part has triangular shape folded over it/shape has vertical incisions and gold designs/clear square gem set on triangle's left edge has brown lines
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Creator Name:
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Moty, Eleanor
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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born 1945
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Eleanor Moty
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Title:
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Folded Brooch
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Title Type:
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Title
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View:
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Full view
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Creation Date:
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1990
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Creation Start Date:
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1990
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Creation End Date:
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1990
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Materials and Techniques:
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constructed, scored, folded, and soldered sterling silver, 22k gold, and limonated topaz
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Dimensions:
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5 5/8 x 2 x 3/4 in. (14.3 x 5.2 x 2.0 cm.)
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Height
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Measurement Value:
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14.30
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Width
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Measurement Value:
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5.20
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Depth
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Measurement Value:
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2.00
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Owner Location:
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Washington, DC, USA
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ID Number:
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1996.21
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Karen Johnson Boyd in honor of Michael W. Monroe for his years of dedication to the Renwick Gallery
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Inscriptions:
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back engraved: Moty '90 ?
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Inscriptions:
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back engraved: Sterling/22k
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Copyright:
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Copyright Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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SAAM.1996.21_1a.tif
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