Eugenie Keefer Bell
Brooch

Brooch
Brooch
Brooch
CultureAustralian
Titles
  • Brooch
Date2005
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilver, brass, pearl, and gemstone
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.3 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2006.648
Non exposé

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ProvenanceCommissioned from the artist by Helen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia, February, 2005; given to MFAH, 2006.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is no evident mark or inscription.
Stamped on the underside, lower edge (covered by silver wire): "... BELL..."
Bell maker's mark

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