Brooch
1975 (made)
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Brooch of 'flying bird'. Silver, inlaid with resin. In the form of an oval with a silver cut-out. The stylised bird is in silver; the silver frame is filled with five shades of scarlet resin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, inlaid with resin |
| Brief description | Red resin and silver 'flying bird' brooch by Susanna Heron, England, 1975 |
| Physical description | Brooch of 'flying bird'. Silver, inlaid with resin. In the form of an oval with a silver cut-out. The stylised bird is in silver; the silver frame is filled with five shades of scarlet resin. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | London hallmark for 1975; maker's mark SH |
| Object history | Purchase (£150) 29/06/1976 from Scottish Arts Council. The V&A had a small loan exhibition of Susanna Heron's work in the Jewellery Gallery in 1977. The Prints and Drawings department hold related designs numbered as Circ. 389 to 390-1976 and a poster from 1980 entitled 'Susanna Heron Body Work'. Geoff Rayner (Target Gallery, London) claimed that when Susanna Heron decided to renounce jewellery making in favour of sculpture, she threw all her jewellery out of a New York skyscraper. |
| Bibliographic reference | Scottish Arts Council Touring Exhibition, 'Jewellery in Europe, an exhibition of Progressive Work, selected by Ralph Turner, which was shown at the Victoria and Albert 10 February - 28 March 1976, cat. No. 6, p.18. |
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| Accession number | M.181-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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