Artist
Robert Ebendorf(American, born 1938)American, born 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Bird Brooch
Date1994
PlaceUnited States
MediumSterling silver, 14k gold, pearls, glass, and tin
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/8 in. (7 × 8.3 × 1 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2061
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"The Jewelry of Robert Ebendorf: A Retrospective of Forty Years," Gallery of Art and Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, January 16–March 9, 2003; Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, May 18–June 22, 2003; Renwick Gallery of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, September 12, 2003–January 19, 2004; Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin, February 15–May 4, 2004.
"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Scratched on the backside: "R. EBENDORF 1994"
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