Artist
Earl PardonAmerican, 1926–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pin
Date1980-1983
PlaceUnited States
MediumSterling silver, 14k gold, colored stones, and ebony
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 in. (7.9 × 4.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2107
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Earl Pardon: Palette Maestro," Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, 13 April - 10 August 2008; Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 6 November - 19 December 2008; Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, 5 June - 6 January 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Scratched in to the reverse: 654
Stamped on a piece of silver soldered to the back: STERLING / Pardon [in script] / 14K
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1987
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c. 1989
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Earl Pardon
1988
Sterling silver, 14k gold, enamel, pure silver, ebony, abalone shell, and amethyst
2002.4004
Earl Pardon
c. 1986
Sterling silver, 14k gold, enamel, pure silver, and abalone shell
2002.4006.A,.B
Elizabeth Garrison
1988
Fine and sterling silver, enamel, copper, 14k gold, ebony, and fossil ivory
2002.3771
