Brooch in two parts: flower and sparkling pink petal

Linda Kindler Priest (American, born in 1946)

American

2009

Medium/Technique Gold (14K), silver, sapphire (pink and green), and cobalto calcite druse

Dimensions Height x width x depth: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/8 in.) top brooch
Height x width x depth: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.5 cm (2 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/16 in.) bottom brooch

Credit Line Gift of Mary-Lark Dupont

Accession Number2010.673.1-2

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches

DescriptionThis ornament consists of two brooches that can be worn either together or separately. The gold brooch on top is in the shape of an asymmetric, inverted triangle. Depicted in relief (repousse) on the soft, matte surface is a geranium blossom, its petals and stamens directed upwards. The stem, flanked by two leaves with scalloped borders, continues beyond the apex of the brooch and is highlighted by four bezel-set, pink sapphires.
The second brooch is composed of a vibrant, hot pink stone (cobalto calcite druse) bezel-set in silver. It is surmounted by a small stem from which two modelled leaves emerge. Four bezel-set gems (three pink and one green sapphire) are clustered at the top and when both brooches are worn the tips of the stems approximate one another, forming a continual, organic unit that is sensual and elegant.

Marks Impressed LKP/14 K on reverse of top brooch; applied tab with an impressed LKP on reverse of bottom brooch; "Flower & THE SPARKLING/PINK PETAL/L.K.PRIEST" in the right bottom corner of the lexan mount

Provenance2009, purchased by the donor from the artist; 2010, gift of Ms. Mary-Lark Dupont to the MFA (Accession date: September 22, 2010)