Necklace
2002 (made)
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Place of origin |
This piece is part of the Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection. Every year from 1987 to 2006, while David Watkins was Professor of Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery at the RCA, he invited four jewellers and silversmiths from outside Britain to give a week-long masterclass. The artists brought diverse skills, aesthetics and approaches. The first call on their time was to interact closely with the students. In addition, although concentrating on their teaching and working in an unfamiliar studio, each artist generously made an object for the RCA's collection. The Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection, now transferred to the V&A, is a major document of international contemporary jewellery, a tribute both to the artists and to the vibrancy of the RCA as a teaching institution.
Sigurd Bronger (born 1957) trained in Oslo and at the Vakschool Schoonhoven in the Netherlands. This piece demonstrates his inventiveness with whatever comes to hand and his irreverent approach to materials.
Sigurd Bronger (born 1957) trained in Oslo and at the Vakschool Schoonhoven in the Netherlands. This piece demonstrates his inventiveness with whatever comes to hand and his irreverent approach to materials.
Object details
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Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Paper, textile, iron and brass |
Brief description | Necklace with postcard pendant, designed and made by Sigurd Bronger while leading a masterclass at the RCA in 2002. |
Physical description | Postcard showing two men playing tennis on the wings of an airborne bi-plane is attached upside-down as a pendant to a fine textile cord. The pendant attaches to the cord by means of a pivot and long nail which runs parallel to the card. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (unmarked) |
Credit line | Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection |
Summary | This piece is part of the Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection. Every year from 1987 to 2006, while David Watkins was Professor of Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery at the RCA, he invited four jewellers and silversmiths from outside Britain to give a week-long masterclass. The artists brought diverse skills, aesthetics and approaches. The first call on their time was to interact closely with the students. In addition, although concentrating on their teaching and working in an unfamiliar studio, each artist generously made an object for the RCA's collection. The Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection, now transferred to the V&A, is a major document of international contemporary jewellery, a tribute both to the artists and to the vibrancy of the RCA as a teaching institution. Sigurd Bronger (born 1957) trained in Oslo and at the Vakschool Schoonhoven in the Netherlands. This piece demonstrates his inventiveness with whatever comes to hand and his irreverent approach to materials. |
Collection | |
Accession number | M.65-2007 |
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Record created | May 19, 2009 |
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