Brooch
2013 (made)
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Architecture, which Vera Siemund has described as as ‘an inexhaustible source of inspiration’ provides the structure and outline of this complex piece. The pierced steel tracery delineates the floorplan of the church of Saint Nicolai in Lüneberg, while the towers of the backplate, angled obliquely, are those of Reims Cathedral. In contrast the green ribbed cylinder was inspired by a 1970s lampshade. Of quasi-architectural form it fits well with the overall theme. The mysterious face gazing through the grille (adapted from Anton Josef Trcka’s photograph of three women, c.1913) introduces a human dimension, and is intended to suggest an atmosphere of melancholy and aloofness.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Copper, enamel and steel |
| Brief description | Brooch of enamelled copper, designed and made by Vera Siemund, Germany, 2013 |
| Physical description | The brooch consists of thee layered elements: the profile of the backplate shows the west end of a gothic cathedral, angled obliquely and with a shadowy face enamelled in green on black on its surface; attached in front and diverging from this is a larger panel of blackened steel pierced with a geometric design resembling an architectural floorplan; and to this is clipped a symmetrical ribbed cylinder, four tiers deep and widest at its centre, enamelled green. A double pin attaches at the back. |
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| Credit line | Supported by the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | purchased from Galerie Marzee at COLLECT 2015 |
| Summary | Architecture, which Vera Siemund has described as as ‘an inexhaustible source of inspiration’ provides the structure and outline of this complex piece. The pierced steel tracery delineates the floorplan of the church of Saint Nicolai in Lüneberg, while the towers of the backplate, angled obliquely, are those of Reims Cathedral. In contrast the green ribbed cylinder was inspired by a 1970s lampshade. Of quasi-architectural form it fits well with the overall theme. The mysterious face gazing through the grille (adapted from Anton Josef Trcka’s photograph of three women, c.1913) introduces a human dimension, and is intended to suggest an atmosphere of melancholy and aloofness. |
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| Accession number | M.16-2015 |
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| Record created | May 11, 2015 |
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