Ramón Puig Cuyàs
Brooch

Brooch

© Ramón Puig Cuyàs

Brooch
Brooch
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • Brooch
  • from the Archipelagos series
Date1999
PlaceSpain
MediumSilver, bronze, pebble, plastic, glass, shell, and mother-of-pearl
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 1/2 in. (7.4 × 7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2005.2152
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia; given to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Ramón Puig Cuyàs," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, 2000.

"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
Stamped in a square on back center: "PUIG / CUYAS"

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