Brooch (J216)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Jane Adam
Title
Brooch
Made in
London
Date
1988
Description
Curved aluminium brooch, painted with various colourful geometric and abstract floral patterns.
Materials and techniques
Layers of anodised aluminium sheet, painted with aluminium printing inks, dyed and sealed. Shapes then pierced out, edges filed and forged; then curved by hand and the layers held together with 9 ct 'yellow metal' rivets and a pin of stainless steel wire.
Object number
J216
Category
References
British Jewellery catalogue (1989)
Maker's statement
One of the second wave of a group of layered, painted one-off brooches and earrings which I made from 1988 - 90, developed firstly for the exhibition 'Special Effects' in Bradford. Shown alongside an exhibition of Indian jewellery, and very much inspired by it. This piece came from a group made for 'British Jewellery' which developed and refined my earlier pieces.