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Elizabeth Garrison
'Nightshrine' Brooch1987

Not on view
Mixed-media brooch with teal mosaic enamel pyramid base, silver curved armatures, matte white skull form, and radiating bronze wavy tendrils
Reverse of a metal brooch showing a triangular silver-toned panel with a pin mechanism, engraved with a cursive signature and the date 1987.
Artist or Maker
Elizabeth Garrison
United States, born 1952
Title
'Nightshrine' Brooch
Date Made
1987
Medium
Silver, copper, enamel, mother of pearl, gold
Dimensions
2 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (6.35 × 3.81 × 0.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2015.252.3
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
© Elizabeth Garrison