Claus Bury
Brooch

Brooch

© Claus Bury

Brooch
Brooch
ArtistGerman, born 1946
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1972
Made inHanau, Germany
MediumWhite and yellow gold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in. (5.7 × 6.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust
Object number2002.3662
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; Private collection; purchased by Helen Williams Drutt English, 1996; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Sieraad 1900-1972," Amersfort, the Netherlands.

"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
"Bury / 750" and another mark stamped on back near clasp.

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