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Artist Deborah Aguado (1939 -)

Date1981

Dimensions3 9/16 × 2 15/16 × 7/8 in. (9 × 7.5 × 2.2 cm)

MediumSterling silver, natural agate, and smoky quartz with etching

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineGift of Dorothy R. and George B. Saxe

Object number

2024.166

Not on View

DescriptionMetalwork with a square center with a circle lens and a metal arch. The base has a ridged metal "railroad track" leading towards the scene in the rounded "window." Through this porthole is a hazy etching of landscape, with ridges of dark trees fading into the distance.

Published ReferencesBusch, Akiko, "Deborah Aguado: Use of Image and Enigma in Jewelry." Metalsmith Magazine (1984 Winter) in Ganoksin: Jewelry Making Resources, accessed August 12, 2024. https:// www.ganoksin.com/article/deborah-aguado-use-image-enigma-jewelry/.