Pin
2001 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This pin was made for the 'pin swap' at the annual conference of the Society of North American Goldsmiths held in 2001 in Richmond, Virginia. It is part of a collection of pins made for this event by the students of Robert Ebendorf at East Carolina University, and presented to the V&A.
A 'pin swap' is an ice-breaking event often held at the start of American jewellery conferences. Delegates make a batch of inexpensive, original and distinctive pins or brooches which they then exchange with other attendees. It is intended to encourage people to circulate and socialise, and generates an ingenious if perhaps ephemeral array of commemorative work.
A 'pin swap' is an ice-breaking event often held at the start of American jewellery conferences. Delegates make a batch of inexpensive, original and distinctive pins or brooches which they then exchange with other attendees. It is intended to encourage people to circulate and socialise, and generates an ingenious if perhaps ephemeral array of commemorative work.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plastic doll's eyes, brass, steel wire |
| Brief description | Brooch made of doll's eyes, by Jonathan "Chip" Schwartz, USA, 2001. |
| Physical description | Spherical eyeball (blue irises) inscribed SNAG '01, rotating on a steel wire. The artist has written 'Most of my work uses raising and forming techniques to create small vessels and sculpture so the SNAG pin swap was an opportunity for me to step outside my normal work arena to do something simple and playful. The plastic doll eyes were a gift from my friend Ernest who visited some months ago and who always shows up with some interesting gifts. I suppose that's because he knows I'll always find a use for them.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SNAG '01' Note Maker's identification |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | This pin was made for the 'pin swap' held at the 2001 conference of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, Richmond, Virginia. It is part of a collection of pins made for this event by the students of Robert Ebendorf at East Carolina University, and given to Clare Phillips who represented the V&A at this conference (M.16-2001 to M.26-2001). |
| Historical context | A 'pin swap' is an ice-breaking event traditionally held at the start of American jewellery conferences. Delegates make a batch of inexpensive but distinctive pins or brooches which they then exchange with other attendees. It is intended to encourage people to circulate and socialise, and generates an ingenious if perhaps ephemeral array of commemorative work. |
| Summary | This pin was made for the 'pin swap' at the annual conference of the Society of North American Goldsmiths held in 2001 in Richmond, Virginia. It is part of a collection of pins made for this event by the students of Robert Ebendorf at East Carolina University, and presented to the V&A. A 'pin swap' is an ice-breaking event often held at the start of American jewellery conferences. Delegates make a batch of inexpensive, original and distinctive pins or brooches which they then exchange with other attendees. It is intended to encourage people to circulate and socialise, and generates an ingenious if perhaps ephemeral array of commemorative work. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.26-2001 |
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| Record created | July 11, 2001 |
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