Sewing Scissors

Michael Riegel, Sewing Scissors, ca. 1975, steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.161
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.

Works by this artist (5 items)

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Terry Toedtemeier, Abert Rim, Lake County, Oregon, 2005, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by David S. Purvis, 2009.22.1, © Estate of Terry Toedtemeier
Abert Rim, Lake County, Oregon
Artist
Date2005
inkjet print
Not on view
Terry Toedtemeier, Burning Railroad Tie, Burlington Cut near Catherine Creek, Klickitat County, Washington, 1987, printed 1988, selenium-toned gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1990.51, © 1987, Terry Toedtemeier
Burning Railroad Tie, Burlington Cut near Catherine Creek,…
Artist
Date1987, printed 1988
selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Not on view
Terry Toedtemeier, Spearfish (site), Klickitat County, Washington, 1988, selenium toned gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 1990.70, © 1988, Terry Toedtemeier
Spearfish (site), Klickitat County, Washington
Artist
Date1988
selenium toned gelatin silver print
Not on view
Terry Toedtemeier, Owyhee River from the North end of "The Tongue", 1999, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by David S. Purvis, 2009.22.2, © Estate of Terry Toedtemeier
Owyhee River from the North end of ​“The Tongue”
Artist
Date1999
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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