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Rembrandt’s Hands and a Lion’s Paw Process Materials For Book Bracelet

This is a Process materials for book bracelet. It was designed by Duinker & Dochters. It is dated 2015 and we acquired it in 2017. Its medium is folded, pressed, cut, sanded, punched and stitched paper, gilded paper, printed paper, cut cardboard, leather-covered cardboard, ribbon, gold, wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Designers Lia Duinker and Lyska Gais documented the design process for their "Rembrandt's Hands and a Lion's Paw" book bracelet. This box contains materials and process tests, prototypes, and illustrated text pages that explain their concept and production techniques, and tell the story of how the designers developed and realized the final product.

This object was donated by Duinker & Dochters. It is credited Gift of Dunker & Dochters.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 4 × 19 × 22 cm (1 9/16 × 7 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Rembrandt’s Hands and a Lion’s Paw Process Materials For Book Bracelet; Designed by Duinker & Dochters; folded, pressed, cut, sanded, punched and stitched paper, gilded paper, printed paper, cut cardboard, leather-covered cardboard, ribbon, gold, wood; H x W x D: 4 × 19 × 22 cm (1 9/16 × 7 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.); Gift of Dunker & Dochters; 2017-71-1-a/o

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection.

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