Physalis
Earring
2006 (made)
2006 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Nora Fok's intricate three dimensional jewels show her ability to capture the fragility and transient beauty of nature, her mastery of knitting and weaving in nylon filament and her vivid appreciation of colour.
These earrings are based on the Physalis, or Cape gooseberry, with its bright orange berry hidden within a brown, leaf-like outer shell. The berry is of knitted nylon while the outer shell is that of a real Physalis which has been treated so that just the skeleton remains.
Fok has written that she 'always had an affinity with nylon because of its unique qualities, light in weight, translucent, warm to the touch. It can be dyed and pigmented and is strong, becoming suitable to wear when transformed into jewellery'.
These earrings are based on the Physalis, or Cape gooseberry, with its bright orange berry hidden within a brown, leaf-like outer shell. The berry is of knitted nylon while the outer shell is that of a real Physalis which has been treated so that just the skeleton remains.
Fok has written that she 'always had an affinity with nylon because of its unique qualities, light in weight, translucent, warm to the touch. It can be dyed and pigmented and is strong, becoming suitable to wear when transformed into jewellery'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Physalis |
| Materials and techniques | Dyed and knitted nylon monofilament and skeletonised physalis (Cape gooseberry) shells |
| Brief description | 'Physalis' earrings, dyed and knitted nylon monofilament and skeletonised physalis (Cape gooseberry) shells. Designed and made by Nora Fok. England, 2007. |
| Physical description | Pair of earrings, each of which consists of a sphere of orange knitted nylon filament hanging within a skeletonised physalis shell. |
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| Credit line | Supported by the Friends of the V&A |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Nora Fok's intricate three dimensional jewels show her ability to capture the fragility and transient beauty of nature, her mastery of knitting and weaving in nylon filament and her vivid appreciation of colour. These earrings are based on the Physalis, or Cape gooseberry, with its bright orange berry hidden within a brown, leaf-like outer shell. The berry is of knitted nylon while the outer shell is that of a real Physalis which has been treated so that just the skeleton remains. Fok has written that she 'always had an affinity with nylon because of its unique qualities, light in weight, translucent, warm to the touch. It can be dyed and pigmented and is strong, becoming suitable to wear when transformed into jewellery'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.11:1, 2-2008 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2008 |
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