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        "tombstone": "Seedpod Pin, 1962. John Paul Miller (American, 1918\u20132013). Gold; overall: 1 x 2.9 cm (3/8 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017, 2017.204",
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        "title": "Seedpod Pin",
        "creation_date": "1962",
        "creation_date_earliest": 1961,
        "creation_date_latest": 1962,
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            "Cleveland Institute of Art (alumni)",
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            "Cleveland Institute of Art (faculty)"
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        "technique": "gold",
        "support_materials": [],
        "department": "Decorative Art and Design",
        "collection": "Decorative Arts",
        "type": "Jewelry",
        "measurements": "Overall: 1 x 2.9 cm (3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)",
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                "width": 0.029,
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                "length": 0.073,
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        "exhibitions": {
            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 304104,
                    "title": "The May Show: 44th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve",
                    "description": "<i>The May Show: 44th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 16-June 24, 1962).",
                    "opening_date": "1962-05-16T04:00:00"
                }
            ],
            "legacy": []
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        "provenance": [
            {
                "description": "Made by artist for Seth and Frances P. Taft, Cleveland, OH",
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                "date": "1962",
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            },
            {
                "description": "Frances P. Taft, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art",
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                "footnotes": null,
                "date": "1962\u20132017",
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            },
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                "description": "The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH",
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        "did_you_know": "A presentation drawing exists within the CMA archives for this brooch.",
        "early_education_description": null,
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        "description": "The <em>Seedpod Pin</em> by John Paul Miller comes relatively early (1962) in his career after his landmark rediscovery of the technique of granulation (1952\u201353). Here he contrasts hammered planes with granulated surfaces to emphasize texture and enhance the drama of discovery\u2014a technique that would become a hallmark of his naturalistic compositions.",
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            ],
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        "citations": [
            {
                "citation": "Rendering, 1962. John Paul Miller Collection, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
                "page_number": null,
                "url": "http://digitalarchives.clevelandart.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17142coll8/id/20"
            },
            {
                "citation": "John Paul Miller Entry Card to 1962 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
                "page_number": null,
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMS12944"
            },
            {
                "citation": "Harrison, Stephen. \u201cAcquisition Highlights: Decorative Art.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 58, no. 2 (March/April 2018): 19.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 19",
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2018-02/page/n9/mode/2up"
            },
            {
                "citation": "John Paul Miller collection. 1850-2010, bulk 1940-2000. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
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                "url": "https://archive.org/details/JohnPaulMiller"
            }
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        "creditline": "Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017",
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        "accession_date": "2017-12-04T00:00:00-05:00",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:53:49.754000"
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