Miriam Sharlin
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ArtistAmerican, born 1952
CultureAmerican
Titles
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Date1979
Medium18k, 20k, and 24k gold and silver
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/2 in. (3.7 × 4.1 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Catherine Leachman in honor of Sandie Zilker
Object number2002.4082
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.

"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.

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