Kadri Mälk
"Fata Margana XXXIII" Brooch

"Fata Margana XXXIII" Brooch

© by artist Kadri Mälk

"Fata Margana XXXIII" Brooch
"Fata Margana XXXIII" Brooch
ArtistEstonian, 1958–2023
CultureEstonian
Titles
  • "Fata Margana XXXIII" Brooch
Date2004
PlaceTalinn, Estonia
MediumCibatool and silver
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 × 2 7/8 × 1/2 in. (4.8 × 7.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2006.652
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Helen Williams Drutt English, Helsinki, Finland, September 28, 2006; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"Fata Morgana," Gallery Reverso, Lisbon, 2004.

"Leveza," Museu do Ouro Travassos, Portugal; Museum of Anthropology, Lisbon; Coimbra; Barcelona; Fashion Museum, Belgium; [unknown venues], 2004–2005.


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on back of brooch: "FATA MORGANA XXXIV"
Stamped on underside of pin: "KM"

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