Folded Brooch

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Copied Eleanor Moty, Folded Brooch, 1990, constructed, scored, folded, and soldered sterling silver, 22k gold, and limonated topaz, 5 5⁄8 x 2 x 3⁄4 in. (14.3 x 5.2 x 2.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Karen Johnson Boyd in honor of Michael W. Monroe for his years of dedication to the Renwick Gallery, 1996.21

Artwork Details

Title
Folded Brooch
Artist
Date
1990
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
5 5⁄8 x 2 x 3⁄4 in. (14.3 x 5.2 x 2.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Karen Johnson Boyd in honor of Michael W. Monroe for his years of dedication to the Renwick Gallery
Mediums
Mediums Description
constructed, scored, folded, and soldered sterling silver, 22k gold, and limonated topaz
Classifications
Object Number
1996.21
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.21

Artwork Description

The artist credits her design approach to her childhood on a farm, where “only the essence of form remained” in the winter landscape. Eleanor Moty creates brooches that contain subtle references to this reductive, beautiful geography, as seen here in Folded Brooch, where the linear inclusions of the topaz are “reminiscent of blades of grass and stems projecting through ice on a frozen pond.”