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Brooch
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
about 1940–50
Object Place: Probably New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver, steel wire
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 cm, 94 x 10 mm, 86.9 gm (7 x 3 11/16 x 3/8 in., 0.2 lb.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2006.89
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionSilver brooch in form of stylized leaf with four "veins" on each side, stem, and hammered texture. Steel wire wrapped to create pin stem.
ProvenanceBy 1999, A/D Gallery, New York; July 16, 1999, sold by A/D Gallery to Daphne Farago; 2006, gift of Daphne Farago to MFA Boston.
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