Sewing Scissors

Michael Riegel, Sewing Scissors, ca. 1975, steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.161
Copied Michael Riegel, Sewing Scissors, ca. 1975, steel, length: 3 7⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (10.0 x 4.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.161

Artwork Details

Title
Sewing Scissors
Artist
Date
ca. 1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
length: 3 7⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (10.0 x 4.0 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
steel
Classifications
Object Number
1975.161
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.161

Artwork Description

Michael Riegel has made mechanical toys and functional tools from a wide variety of metals. He constructed these sewing scissors from forged and annealed carbon steel stock. The curved handles show his interest in Japanese weapons and armor from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries.