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Collections

Kadri Mälk
'Black Box' Brooch2011

Not on view
Brooch or pendant with a large rectangular black polished stone set in blackened metal, with four small square-cut periwinkle blue gemstones extending from each side on short posts
Close-up of a rectangular black lacquered metal case, heavily scratched, with silver mounts set with square-cut purple stones at two corners, an elongated pearl pendant on one edge, and stamped maker's marks reading '555' and 'KM' on the lower border. Mineral residue visible along the interior bottom edge.
Artist or Maker
Kadri Mälk
Estonia, 1958-2023
Title
'Black Box' Brooch
Date Made
2011
Medium
Jet, spinels, rhodium-plated gold
Dimensions
1 3/4 × 2 1/16 × 5/8 in. (44 × 52 × 16 mm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2016.161.3
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.