Artist
Miyé Matsukata(American, born Japan, 1922–1981)American, born Japan, 1922–1981
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pendant
Date1971
Medium24k gold, sterling silver, and Mayan bone artifact
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 7/16 in. (36.8 × 4.1 × 1.1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3948.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"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
"STERLING" and other illegible marks on clasp of chain
"STER" stamped on back of pendant
"STER" stamped on back of pendant
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