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Bruce Metcalf
'Think Too Much' Brooch1986

Not on view
Small abstract metal sculpture with silver leaf-shaped flat forms at the base, a central teardrop shape, sweeping arced strips, and copper-toned wire coils
Close-up detail of a silver and blackened metal brooch or clasp, showing a horizontal bar with small figural and abstract elements, engraved signature and date '86 visible on the surface.
Artist or Maker
Bruce Metcalf
United States, Massachusetts, Amherst, born 1949
Title
'Think Too Much' Brooch
Date Made
1986
Medium
Silver, brass
Dimensions
2 7/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 in. (7.3 × 7.94 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.92
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.