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  • "Wreath" Brooch
Date2008
Medium24k gold-plated sterling silver, Victorian ruby, and gold gilt glass garment buttons
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 7/8 in. (7 × 7 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Oliver and Nancy Goldesberry
Object number2009.1707
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; Oliver and Nancy Goldesberry, Houston; given to MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, March 7 - July 18, 2010.

"Reclamation, Unexpected Transformation, " Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on sticker, verso: "18"
Engraved on verso: "ELM / STERLING"

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