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Esther Knobel
'A Kit for Mending Thoughts' Pin Set2005

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Open white metal tin containing three objects: a golden wire figure in a clear panel, a yellow fabric square with raised-line figure embroidery, and three metal needle-like implements
Close-up of a gold ornament with a flat, scallop-edged rectangular base from which multiple twisted and interlaced gold wire strands radiate outward, against a white background.
Artist or Maker
Esther Knobel
Poland, active Israel, born 1949
Title
'A Kit for Mending Thoughts' Pin Set
Date Made
2005
Medium
Gold, silver, paper-lined tin box for storage
Dimensions
Square piece: 2 5/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/16 in. (5.87 × 6.03 × 0.16 cm) Box (closed): 3 × 7 1/8 × 3/4 in. (7.62 × 18.1 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2015.252.29a-f
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
© Esther Knobel