Pavel Opocenský
Brooch

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CultureCzech
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1986
MediumIvory and ebony
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (5.7 × 8.4 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2003.947
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; given to MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 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
Makers mark etched on back near clasp.

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