Easter Egg Box

Michael Croft, Easter Egg Box, n.d., original design 1967, cast, electroplated, oxidized and buffed silver and gold, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.148.1A-B
Michael Croft, Easter Egg Box, n.d., original design 1967, cast, electroplated, oxidized and buffed silver and gold, 1 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄8 in. (4.4 x 3.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.148.1A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Easter Egg Box
Artist
Date
n.d., original design 1967
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄8 in. (4.4 x 3.0 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast, electroplated, oxidized and buffed silver and gold
Classifications
Object Number
1975.148.1A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.148.1A-B

Artwork Description

Easter Egg Box is an egg-shaped form in buffed silver and gold that opens like a box. Michael Croft decorated the egg with raised silver lines representing flowers, with stems that come down from the top and end at the center in a budlike form. He used the lost-wax process to create the piece.

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Henry Tracy Richards
Artist
Dateca. 1955
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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