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Thomas Gentille
Pin in three partsc. 1968

Not on view
Three small round enamel or inlaid metal disks in a row, each with a keyhole-shaped cutout and repeating circular motifs in olive-gold, black, and white
Close-up of a darkened metal surface, oval in form, with four circular rivets or inlaid discs and a cursive signature incised into the patinated bronze or silver.
Artist or Maker
Thomas Gentille
United States, born 1936
Title
Pin in three parts
Place Made
United States, New York
Date Made
c. 1968
Medium
Copper, alabaster epoxy resin, ebony epoxy resin, ostrich eggshell, gold
Dimensions
Each: 2 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1/4 in. (5.72 × 6.35 × 0.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.88a-c
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.