A Kit for Mending Thoughts
Artist
Esther Knobel(Israeli, born Poland, 1949)Israeli, born Poland, 1949
CultureIsraeli
Titles
- A Kit for Mending Thoughts
Date2004
Medium18k gold, 24k gold, silver needles, mixed media, imprinting on paper and tin box
DimensionsStorage box: 1 × 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 in. (2.5 × 17.5 × 7.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Rotasa Collection Trust
Object number2025.534.A-.G
Not on view
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Department
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