Melanie Bilenker
"Pants" Brooch

"Pants" Brooch
"Pants" Brooch
"Pants" Brooch
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Pants" Brooch
Date2011
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood, paper, hair, gold, brass, and mineral crystal
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (12.4 × 12.4 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Art Colony Association, Inc.
Object number2011.608.A,.B
Non exposé

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Provenance[Sienna Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on the lower element of the gold closure on back of brooch: mb

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