Filigree is ornamental metalwork made with tiny beads and twisted threads, usually of gold and silver, which are soldered together in artistic motifs and applied to objects.
Gold, silver, enamel
4 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 (11.7 x 10.5 x 10.5cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
33.1764
Not currently on view
Resources
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Going For Gold, November 3, 2012 - December 8, 2013
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)
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