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Aiuola 16
Jamie Bennett (American, born in 1948)
1988
Object Place: New Paltz, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
18 kt gold, silver, copper, enamel
Dimensions
Overall: 107 x 60 x 7 mm, 33.1 gm (4 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in., 0.1 lb.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2006.62
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionAbstract brooch made of geometric shapes. The top band has a small hook on the right end, and features painterly red, yellow, grey, brown, green, and gold enamel on a black enamel background. Below that is a gold circular element and branching silver band with gold rectangular shapes, both with engraved hatch marks. Reverse features open elements with blue and brown enamel, and a pin stem on silver.
Signed
On rear of disc," Bennett 87" written in red on blue enamel.
ProvenanceJamie Bennet; Daphne Farago, July 2, 1990
Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.