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Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Brooch

1998 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Luz Camino is a Spanish jewellery designer who works with an unusual array of precious materials, making one-off pieces and limited editions. Her series of different wayside flowers dates from the late 1990s and early 2000s and each may be worn alone or as part of a bouquet of similar stems.

Flowers have long been a prominent theme in jewellery design but these, with their straggling stems and roughened surfaces, are a freer interpretation than is usual and celebrate the wildness of nature. The patinated silver and flawed gemstones convey an air of shabby grandeur and the illusion of age – as though they might have been worn and loved for several generations.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Brooch in the form of a lavender stem, patinated silver, amethyst and enamel, with gold pin. By Luz Camino, Spain, 1998
Physical description
A slender, curving stem of patinated silver, with faceted amethyst drops forming the flowers. Three clusters of flowers are spaced towards the top of the stem, and a solitary pair lower down with three tapering leaves enamelled green with yellow tips. A simple gold pin follows the line of the stem at the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 177mm
  • Width: 20mm
  • Depth: 19mm
Marks and inscriptions
(Unmarked)
Credit line
Given by the Garcia-Tapia Family
Summary
Luz Camino is a Spanish jewellery designer who works with an unusual array of precious materials, making one-off pieces and limited editions. Her series of different wayside flowers dates from the late 1990s and early 2000s and each may be worn alone or as part of a bouquet of similar stems.

Flowers have long been a prominent theme in jewellery design but these, with their straggling stems and roughened surfaces, are a freer interpretation than is usual and celebrate the wildness of nature. The patinated silver and flawed gemstones convey an air of shabby grandeur and the illusion of age – as though they might have been worn and loved for several generations.
Collection
Accession number
M.55-2012

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Record createdDecember 18, 2012
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