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"The Sentries" Brooch

(American, born in 1946)
(1950–2015)
1999
Medium/Technique18k and 24k gold and carved stone sculptures
DimensionsHeight x width: 5.1 x 4.4 cm (2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Nancy Wills Michel in memory of Miyé Matsukata
Accession number2015.3090
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance2015, gift of the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 28, 2015)

NOTE: The Ecuadorian figurines were purchased by the artist from Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, in 1999.
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Nancy Wills Michel
1992
Pair of earrings
Nancy Wills Michel
1990
Necklace
Nancy Wills Michel
1989
Necklace
Nancy Wills Michel
1988
Pair of earrings
Nancy Wills Michel
1989
Pair of earrings
Miyé Matsukata
1980
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Laura Baring-Gould
2004
Necklace
Alexandra Solowij Watkins
2012
Shaving (Viewfinder)
Melanie Bilenker
2017
Fish lunching on a pearl brooch
Marilyn F. Cooperman
1999