Friedrich Knupper
Brooch

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CultureGerman
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1981
MediumSteel and paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/2 in. (5.9 × 6 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3770
Non exposé

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Provenance[Galerie Ra, Amsterdam]; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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
"F. Knupper 5/5 '81" etched on back near clasp.
"825" and makers mark stamped on back near clasp.

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