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2015

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2016

2025

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Necklace, Piece 13.1, from How Long Is Now collection

This is a necklace. It was designed by Jantje Fleischhut.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Jantje Fleischhut and Catherine Rose as part of Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

It is dated 2015. Its medium is gold, copper, silver, foam, crystal, swarovski crystal.

This brooch from Fleischhut’s How Long Is Now collection combines gold and Swarovski crystal with foam. This union of materials shows Fleischhut’s willingness to honor any substance.

It is credited Courtesy of Catherine M. Rose, Dallas.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 25.4 × 14 × 6.4 cm (10 in. × 5 1/2 in. × 2 1/2 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

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