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Michael Becker
Brooch1999

Not on view
Small square gold brooch or tile, tipped on one corner, with an irregular grid of rectangular cutouts piercing the brushed metal surface and thin layered edges visible along the sides
Square brass relief with brushed matte surface, densely covered in recessed rectangular and L-shaped cutouts of varying sizes arranged in an irregular grid pattern.
Artist or Maker
Michael Becker
Germany, born 1958
Title
Brooch
Date Made
1999
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (3.81 × 3.81 × 0.95 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.14
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
© Michael Becker

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