Brooch
2004 (made)
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This characteristically sinuous and brightly-coloured brooch illustrates the mastery of acrylics and resins demonstrated by the work of Peter Chang (1944-2017). For all its appearance of moulded precision, his work is laboriously hand-crafted. The brooch’s colouring evokes the sea and its form perhaps makes reference to marine life.
This brooch is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch.
This brooch is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Acrylic with a steel pin |
| Brief description | Brooch, acrylic, designed and made by Peter Chang, Scotland, 2004 |
| Physical description | A long, curving form of white acrylic, partially coated in translucent green and with a bulging area of sparkling purple and red on its upper concave edge. The brooch is pointed at one end and at the other spreads into five ribs. The intensity of the green depends on its depth, and a stippling of darker dots is created by drilling out small circles of the white acrylic below. Along the lower edge three white nodules protrude through the green surface.The back of the brooch is of black resin, with the white, green and red showing around the edge. A curved steel pin is set into the resin. |
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| Credit line | The Louise Klapisch Collection, given by Suzanne Selvi |
| Summary | This characteristically sinuous and brightly-coloured brooch illustrates the mastery of acrylics and resins demonstrated by the work of Peter Chang (1944-2017). For all its appearance of moulded precision, his work is laboriously hand-crafted. The brooch’s colouring evokes the sea and its form perhaps makes reference to marine life. This brooch is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.25-2014 |
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| Record created | June 11, 2014 |
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