Eleanor H. Moty
Night Cloud Brooch/Pendant

Night Cloud Brooch/Pendant

© Eleanor H. Moty

Night Cloud Brooch/Pendant
Night Cloud Brooch/Pendant
ArtistAmerican, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Night Cloud Brooch/Pendant
Date1993
PlaceUnited States
MediumSterling silver, 18k gold, tourmalinated quartz, and black micarta
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 2 × 1/2 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2093.1.A,.B
Non exposé

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Provenance[Perimeter Gallery, Chicago]; [James Renwick Alliance, Washington D.C., April 29, 1995]; Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on the backside: "Moty '93 © / Sterling/18K"

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