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Brooch
American (Boston, Massachusetts)
2002
Medium/Technique
Tahitian black pearl, 18k yellow and white gold
Dimensions
Length x width: 5.1 x 3.5 cm (2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexandra S. Watkins in memory of Miye Matsukata
Accession Number2015.2129
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThree dimensional oval brooch with textured surface and a black pearl suspended asymmetrically in the open center. The artist described that "like a planet moving in space, I wanted this pearl to be free floating in the universe."
Marks
Janiye/ASW/18k/22k
Provenance2002, made by Alexandra Watkins, Boston, MA; 2015, gift of Watkins to the MFA. (Accession date: May 20, 2015)