Walter Kelley Morris
"Menlo Park Extra" Brooch

"Menlo Park Extra" Brooch

© Walter Kelley Morris

"Menlo Park Extra" Brooch
"Menlo Park Extra" Brooch
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Menlo Park Extra" Brooch
Date1974
MediumSterling silver and acrylic
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (13.7 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3971
Non exposé

Explore Further

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by 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.

"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed paper label on back center: "118"

Stamped on back of clasp: "STERLING"

Stamped in script on the end of cylinder: "W"

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

"Flasher" Brooch
Walter Kelley Morris
1976
Sterling silver, acrylic, and copper
2002.3970
"Origins" Brooch
Walter Kelley Morris
1973
Sterling silver, acrylic, tintype, and fiber optics
2002.3976
Brooch
Roger Morris
1977
Acrylic and 18k gold
2002.3969
Ring
Roger Morris
1980
Acrylic and silver
2004.1162
Bracelet
Roger Morris
1981
Acrylic, silver, and 18k gold
2002.3968
"Primitive Piston Piece" Necklace
Robert Lee Morris
c. 1974
Sliver, carnelian, and wood
2002.3967
Brooch
Olaf Skoogfors
1970
Gold-plated sterling silver and baroque Biwa pearl
2002.4091
Watermelon Pin #2
Robin Quigley
1977
Sterling silver, 14k gold, gold leaf, copper, acrylic, and epoxy resin
2002.4024
"Tree" Brooch
Susan S. Lloyd
1974–1975
Sterling silver and acrylic
2002.3925
Rhyton Vessel
William Morris
1997
Glass
99.641
Brooch
Louis Mueller
1983
Sterling silver and 18k gold
2002.3977
Brooch
Fritz Maierhofer
1972
Acrylic, silver, and oil pencil
2002.3931