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2005

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2024

2025

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Pills, Gold Pills

This is a pills. It was designed by Tobias Wong and collaborator: Ju$t Another Rich Kid (Ken Courtney). It is dated 2005 and we acquired it in 2024. Its medium is gelatin pill capsules, paint, 24ct gold leaf. 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 diam. (each pill): 2.2 × 0.3 cm (7/8 × 1/8 in.) H x W x D (box): 2.2 × 5.1 × 4.4 cm (7/8 in. × 2 in. × 1 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Pills, Gold Pills; Designed by Tobias Wong (1974–2010); Collaborator: Ju$t Another Rich Kid (Ken Courtney); gelatin pill capsules, paint, 24ct gold leaf; H x diam. (each pill): 2.2 × 0.3 cm (7/8 × 1/8 in.) H x W x D (box): 2.2 × 5.1 × 4.4 cm (7/8 in. × 2 in. × 1 3/4 in.); The Tobias Wong Collection, Gift of Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong; 2024-4-25-a/c

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