Jennifer Trask
"Wunderkammer" Brooch

"Wunderkammer" Brooch
"Wunderkammer" Brooch
"Wunderkammer" Brooch
ArtistAmerican, born 1970
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Wunderkammer" Brooch
Date2007
MediumSterling silver, 18k, 22k, 24k gold, copper, shakudo, steel, and glass eyes of fish and reptiles
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 5/8 in. (2.2 × 4.8 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Newman
Object number2009.1660.2
Non exposé

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Provenance[Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts]; acquired by Don and Rita Newman, 2007; given to MFAH, 2009.
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