Description of a greenstone pebble

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Artist Kobi Bosshard(New Zealand, born Switzerland, born 1939)New Zealand, born Switzerland, born 1939

CultureNew Zealand

Titles

Description of a greenstone pebble

Date1989

MediumNew Zealand jade and sterling silver

DimensionsOverall (.A): 3 1/4 × 3 1/16 in. (8.3 × 7.7 cm)
Overall (.B, greenstone): 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (5 × 5 × 0.5 cm)
Overall (.C): 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 3/8 in. (5 × 5 × 1 cm)
Overall (.D): 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (5 × 5 × 0.4 cm)
Overall (.E): 2 3/16 × 2 1/4 × 3/16 in. (5.5 × 5.7 × 0.5 cm)
Overall (.F): 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 3/8 in. (5 × 5 × 1 cm)
Overall (.G): 2 7/16 × 2 1/8 × 3/16 in. (6.2 × 5.4 × 0.4 cm)
Overall (.H): 2 15/16 × 3 1/16 × 1/8 in. (7.5 × 7.7 × 0.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Rotasa Collection Trust

Object number2025.455.A-.H

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe Artist; [First Draft Limited, Auckland, New Zealand, December 10, 2010]; Rotasa Collection Trust; Gift to the MFAH 2025
Exhibition History33 1/3 Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (specific date unknown but between 1989-1993)

Kobi Bosshard: Objectspace Masters of Craft. Objectspace, Auckland, New Zealand, August 8-November 12, 2012; The Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore, New Zealand, February 2-April 2, 2013; The Dowes Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Jun 15 – Oct 13, 2013;
Published References Skinner, Damian. Kobi Bosshard: Goldsmith. Auckland: David Bateman, 2012: 76. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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.A, Stamped on underside: .. 925
.C, Stamped on top in each quadrant: A / B / C .. 925 / D
.C, Stamped on underside in each quadrant: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

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