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Albert Paley
'Fibula'1968

Not on view
Silver and gold-toned metal brooch with two fan-shaped, scalloped wings radiating from a central point, topped by a gold spiral coil, with a small cabochon stone at the base
Close-up photograph of sterling silver jewelry components, showing stamped hallmarks reading "EY 68" and "STERLING" on two polished metal clasps encircling a cream-colored band.
Artist or Maker
Albert Paley
active United States, New York, Rochester, born 1944
Title
'Fibula'
Date Made
1968
Medium
Silver, gilded silver, pearls, labradorite
Dimensions
3 3/16 × 4 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (8.1 × 10.48 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2013.221.25
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
Copyright
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