Heikki Seppä
Finger Ring

Finger Ring

© Heikki Seppä

Finger Ring
Finger Ring
ArtistAmerican, born Finland, 1927
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Finger Ring
Date1969
Medium14k gold and carnelian
DimensionsOverall: 5/16 × 11/16 × 1 5/16 in. (0.8 × 1.7 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Bridgemill Foundation
Object number2002.4079
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Annual Faculty Show," Washington University, St. Louis, 1969.

"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
Illegible stamp on inside of band

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