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, 1975.148.3A-B
Copied Michael Croft, Easter Egg Box, n.d., original design 1967, cast, electroplated, oxidized and buffed silver and gold, 1 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (4.6 x 3.1 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.148.3A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Easter Egg Box
Artist
Date
n.d., original design 1967
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (4.6 x 3.1 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast, electroplated, oxidized and buffed silver and gold
Classifications
Object Number
1975.148.3A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.148.3A-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 various circular shapes, some of which look like raindrops, others in the center which look like coins welded into the metal. To emphasize these shiny protrusions, the artist engraved lines into the surface between the circular decorations. He used the lost-wax process to create the piece.