Brooch

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Brooch

c. 1979

Toni Goessler-Snyder (German (active United States), 1942–1982)

After German-born Toni Goessler-Snyder attended graduate school for jewelry and metalwork in Germany she emigrated to the United States, choosing Philadelphia as her new home. In the early 1970s she began working as a freelance designer, artist, and teacher at the Moore College of Art until her untimely death in 1982.

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Object Details

Title:

Brooch

Date:

c. 1979

Artist:

Toni Goessler-Snyder (German (active United States), 1942–1982)

Medium:

Gold, ivory, semiprecious stones, silver

Dimensions:

2 13/16 x 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (7.1 x 0.6 x 6.4 cm)

Classification:

Jewelry

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English, 2008

Accession Number:

2008-144-2

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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