Paul Preston
"Two Very Fierce Stamped Fish" Brooch

"Two Very Fierce Stamped Fish" Brooch
"Two Very Fierce Stamped Fish" Brooch
"Two Very Fierce Stamped Fish" Brooch
ArtistBritish, born 1943
CultureBritish
Titles
  • "Two Very Fierce Stamped Fish" Brooch
Date1988
MediumSilver and stone
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Gearhart III in honor of the marriage of their daughter, Courtney, and Mr. Grant Steven Case
Object number2002.4021
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"TWO VERY FIERCE STAMPED FISH"
"PP"
"AUGUST 1988"
and a makers mark stamped on four plates mounted on back near clasp.

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