Wendy Ramshaw
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ArtistBritish, 1939–2018
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Brooch
Datec. 1974
Medium18k yellow and white gold and ivory
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.1 × 5.7 × 1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Morgan Foundation in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan
Object number2002.4033
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; given to Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.

"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.

"A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1994," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November 18, 1994–January 8, 1995; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium; June 17–September 24, 1995.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.

"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Five circles are stamped on the clasp

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Wendy Ramshaw
1986
Glass, silver, and 18k yellow gold
2002.4036
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Wendy Ramshaw
1972
18k yellow gold, amethyst, carnelian, white agate, and acrylic
2002.4032.A-.J
Ringstand with Six Rings
Wendy Ramshaw
1976
18k white gold, amethyst, peridot, tourmaline, acrylic, moonstone, and resin
2002.4034.A-.H
Brooch/Pendant
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1979
18k gold, mother-of-pearl, ivory, diamond, and Lucite
2002.3780
Ringstand with Nine Rings and Base
Wendy Ramshaw
1976–1977
18k gold, garnets, pink sapphires, rubies, brass, and acrylic
2002.4035.A-.L
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c. 1800–1810
Sepia on ivory, 18k yellow gold, hair, and glass
2005.1782
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Thomas Gentille
1977–1979
Bronze, ebony, 14k and 18k yellow gold
2002.3772
Ring
1769
Hairwork on ivory, enamel, 18k yellow gold, and glass
2005.1792
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c. 1785–1800
Sepia on ivory, hair, 18k yellow gold, enamel, and glass
2005.1735
Brooch
1851
Enamel, 18k yellow gold, base metal, hair, and glass
2005.1819
"Orbit" Necklace
Wendy Ramshaw
1988
Nickel alloy and resin
2002.4037
"Energy" Brooch
Bruno Martinazzi
1979
18k white gold and serpentine marble
2002.3942