Albert Paley
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© Albert Paley

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ArtistAmerican, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1971
Medium14k gold, sterling silver, delrin, tourmaline, synthetic sapphires, and copper alloy
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mecom, Jr., by exchange
Object number2002.4001
Non exposé

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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.

"Albert Paley: Sculptural Adornment," Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, November 22, 1991–March 22, 1992.

"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.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.

"Albert Paley, Craft in America: Crossroads," Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, April 25–26, 2012.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"14K Sterling / Paley / 1971" etched on back near clasp.

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1969
14k gold, sterling silver, and freshwater and baroque pearls
2002.4000
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Gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and copper
2004.2255
"Double Cage" Ring
Daniel Jocz
1992
Sterling silver, 14k gold, and white sapphires
2002.3838
Queen's Crown
c. 1890
Repousse gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and gold leaf
2004.2256
Handbag
Whiting & Davis Co.
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Silver alloy and faux sapphires
95.554
Necklace
c. 1890
Gold, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds
2004.2263
Pair of Arm Ornaments
c.1890
Gold, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds
2004.2266.1,.2
Necklace
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1974
Silver, ivory, garnet, copper alloy, and amethyst
2002.3560
"Sardine" Brooch
Falko Marx
1988
Sapphires, diamonds, found objects, and gold
2002.3947
Brooch 57-C
Stanley Lechtzin
1969
Silver-gilt, quartz, and watermelon tourmaline quartz
2002.3906
"Double Fibula" Brooch
Albert Paley
1968
Gold, silver, bronze, pearls, moonstone, and Madagascar labradorite
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"Self Portrait with Structure and Straight Jacket" Brooch
Bruce Metcalf
1976
Brass, copper, acrylic, Delrin, enamel, and Plexiglas
2002.3954