brooch

Object NameBrooch

Maker Julie Anne Mihalisin (b. 1962)

Made FromLead Glass, Gold

Date1990

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquekiln-formed glass

SizeOverall W: 2.6 cm, Th: 2.5 cm, L: 5.9 cm

Accession Number91.4.20

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, gold, Epoxy 330; glass cast in an investment mold, ground and polished, suspended in a kiln with 24k gold straps and a steel jig, glass and gold fused and glass slumped through straps, removed from jig then straps trimmed and sandwiched between two 18k gold soldered and polished frames with rivets. Ovoid brooch of thick glass slumped through narrow gold frame and strapping; protruding glass creates raised scalloped surface with eleven graduated lobes tapering in size at both ends; gold frame with long narrow pin and latch soldered to back; inscribed in script at mid-point on one side of back gold frame: "Jam '90/18k".
Provenance

Source Julie Anne Mihalisin (b. 1962) - 1991-04-02