Narcissus
Artist
Lola Brooks(American, born 1970)American, born 1970
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Narcissus
Date2021
MediumStainless steel chain, 14k gold solder, 14k gold, hand-carved mid-century shell cameos, coral, and stainless steel
DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/16 in. (4 × 5 × 3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Rotasa Collection Trust
Object number2025.466
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryLola Brooks: Story of the Eye, A Subculture of Ornamental Oddities, Sienna Patti, Lenox, MA, April 9 – May 23, 2021
Published References "Lola Brooks | Solo Exhibition at Sienna Patti Contemporary," Accessed online. https://www.flaunt.com/blog/lola-brooks Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Incised on backside: Lola [cursive]
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Lola Brooks
2012
Stainless steel, 14k solder, and scavenged butterfly wings
2025.465
Samuel Gassman
2023
Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss
Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
2024.284.A,.B
Lola Brooks
2008
18k gold, stainless steel, rose-cut champagne diamonds, and vintage ivory roses
2025.463
Bettina Dittlmann
2021
Iron, silver solder, pyrit and neodymium induction disc, iron and stainless steel needle
2025.487
Carlier Makigawa
1989
Stainless steel, papier-mâché, lacquer, graphite, 23k gold leaf, and silver
2002.3938
