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Glittering Tears. Functional Calligraphy to hold earrings
Calligrapher: Kerr, Lin
Two parcels, joined by satin ribbon, with artist's hand-made rubber stamps, embossed letters and pasted papers. The middle part of each panel was made using parts of one of the abandoned Pythagoras pieces which had already been laminated with decorated mulberry paper and gilded with gold dots (see Pythagoras' journal). The words were then rubber stamped on to this and holes for the earrings drilled. Metal stamps were used to stamp words level with the rubber stamping, but this time on the frame to integrate it with the centre panels. The frames have been waxed with white wax and polished
Given by Lin Kerr
Width: 145 mm
Method of acquisition: Given by Kerr, Lin
Production date: AD 2006
Support
composed of
wood
( frame - waxed and polished)
paper
( hand-made, pasted; decorated mulberry)
Each Panel
Height 222 mm
Frame
Panel
Accession number: CAL 20-2007
Primary reference Number: 167384
Old object number: Calligraphy/Kerr/3
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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Accession Number: CAL 21-2007
Accession Number: CAL 19-2007
Accession Number: CAL 29.1-2007
Accession Number: CAL 29.4-2007
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