Object Timeline

1998

  • Work on this object began.

2023

2024

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Pill, Silver Pill

This is a pill. It was designed by Tobias Wong. It is dated 1998 and we acquired it in 2024. Its medium is gelatin pill capsule, paint, silver leaf. It is a part of the department.

This object was donated by Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong. It is credited The Tobias Wong Collection, Gift of Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (pill): 2.2 × 1 cm (7/8 × 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Pill, Silver Pill; Designed by Tobias Wong (1974–2010); gelatin pill capsule, paint, silver leaf; H x diam. (pill): 2.2 × 1 cm (7/8 × 3/8 in.); The Tobias Wong Collection, Gift of Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong; 2024-4-2

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