Artist
Märta Mattsson(Swedish, born 1982)Swedish, born 1982
CultureSwedish
Titles
- Fossil Brooch
Date2012
MediumCicadas, glitter, crushed copper ore, silver, and resin
Dimensions5 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 1 in. (14 × 10.8 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2016
Object number2016.121
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
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2007
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Marta Breis
1989
Plastics, copper alloy, steel, thread, natural silk, paint, and bamboo
2002.3647
Marta Breis
1989
Plastics, copper alloy, steel, thread, natural silk, paint, and bamboo
2002.3646
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1974
18 and 24k gold, sterling silver, amine-catalized resin, and ivory
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