Toni Goessler-Snyder
Brooch/Pendant

Brooch/Pendant
Brooch/Pendant
Brooch/Pendant
ArtistGerman, 1942–1982, active United States
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Brooch/Pendant
Date1979
Medium18k gold, mother-of-pearl, ivory, diamond, and Lucite
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (7 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust
Object number2002.3780
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Blossom Williams; 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.

"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
"TONI / 18k" stamped on plated mounted on back near clasp.

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Brooch/Pendant
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1974
Gold, sterling silver, and Lucite
2002.3775
Brooch/Pendant
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1979
Sterling silver, 24k gold, ivory, and pink tourmaline
2002.3781
Brooch/Pendant
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1975
18k gold, silver, and amine-catalyzed resin
2002.3777
Brooch
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1974
18 and 24k gold, sterling silver, amine-catalized resin, and ivory
2002.3774
Bracelet
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1975
24k gold leaf and Lucite
2002.3778
Brooch/Pendant
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1979
Gold, silver, and ebony resin
2002.3779
Brooch/Pendant
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1974
18 and 24K gold, silver, and amine-catalyzed resin
2002.3776
Brooch with Portrait of a Girl
c. 1860
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, mother-of-pearl, and glass Template for mount in accession file.
2005.1651
Bracelet
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1979
24k gold, sterling silver, chalcedony, and garnet
2002.3782
Fan
19th century
Lace, mother-of-pearl, gold, and diamonds
40.54
Hairpin / Pendant
c. 1880
Enamel, 18k yellow gold, mother-of-pearl, hair, and glass
2005.1823
Brooch
c. 1850
Enamel, 12k yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, hair, fabric, and glass
2005.1816