Threaded Stopper

Stuart Golder, Threaded Stopper, 1978, sterling silver, 5⁄8 x 7⁄8 x 1⁄2 in. (1.7 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison, 2000.41.11A-B, © 1970-78, Stuart Golder

Artwork Details

Title
Threaded Stopper
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
5⁄8 x 7⁄8 x 1⁄2 in. (1.7 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm)
Copyright
© 1970-78, Stuart Golder
Credit Line
Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison
Mediums
Mediums Description
sterling silver
Classifications
Object Number
2000.41.11A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2000.41.11A-B

Artwork Description

These fifteen miniature containers (see 2000.41.1 to 2000.41.15) are part of a series of twenty-eight boxes that Stuart Golder created from 1970 to 1978, each one unique and no more than an inch in size. His technique involved bending the sheet metal, while other parts were formed, sawed, filed, shaped to fit, and soldered. He completed the surface finish by filing, sanding, and mirror polishing with an electric buffer, and he crafted the hinges and catches by hand. Many people asked him why he spent eight years on this project. He replied, "the preciousness of the form and the ability to hold a small universe in one's hands always intrigued me."

Works by this artist (2 items)

Edwin Hale Lincoln, Sambucus Canadensis. Common, Sweet, or American Elder, 1904, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.112
Sambucus Canadensis. Common, Sweet, or American Elder
Artist
Date1904
platinum print
Not on view
Edwin Hale Lincoln, Eupatorium Urticaefolium. White Snakeroot, 1907, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.113
Eupatorium Urticaefolium. White Snakeroot
Artist
Date1907
platinum print
Not on view

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