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Brooch, Box, And Packaging, Chanel and Crossbones

This is a brooch, box, and packaging. It was designed by Tobias Wong and produced by CITIZEN:Citizen. It is dated 2006 and we acquired it in 2024. Its medium is brooch: 24 ct. gold; packaging: pleather, velvet, paper. 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 W (brooch): 2.5 × 2.5 cm (1 × 1 in.) H x W x D (clamshell box): 3.8 × 6 × 5.1 cm (1 1/2 in. × 2 3/8 in. × 2 in.) H x W x D (packaging): 3.8 × 6.4 × 5.4 cm (1 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Bottom of clamshell box in white pen: "tobias" (lowercase script) / 1/3 / 2006; On top of paper box in white pen: "PROOF / 1/3" (capital letters)

Cite this object as

Brooch, Box, And Packaging, Chanel and Crossbones; Designed by Tobias Wong (1974–2010); Produced by CITIZEN:Citizen; brooch: 24 ct. gold; packaging: pleather, velvet, paper; H x W (brooch): 2.5 × 2.5 cm (1 × 1 in.) H x W x D (clamshell box): 3.8 × 6 × 5.1 cm (1 1/2 in. × 2 3/8 in. × 2 in.) H x W x D (packaging): 3.8 × 6.4 × 5.4 cm (1 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/8 in.); The Tobias Wong Collection, Gift of Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong; 2024-4-31

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