Jewels with Barbed Wire (Edelstein mit Stacheldraht) Necklace
Artist
Bernhard Schobinger(Swiss, born 1946)Swiss, born 1946
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Jewels with Barbed Wire (Edelstein mit Stacheldraht) Necklace
Date1990
MediumAmethyst, rose quartz, hematite, and copper
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 5 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (27.9 × 13.3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4063
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
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.
"The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 2, 2006–January 16, 2007.
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1991
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1995
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