Nancy Worden
Overprotective Impulse Brooch

Overall front

© The Estate of Nancy Worden

Overprotective Impulse Brooch
Overall front
ArtistAmerican, 1954–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Overprotective Impulse Brooch
Date1993
MediumSilver, brass, glass, onyx, and paper
Dimensions2 3/8 × 2 15/16 × 9/16 in. (6.1 × 7.5 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Nancy Worden
Object number2021.427
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ProvenanceThe artist; by descent to her husband, William Reed; given to the MFAH 2021.
Exhibition History"Loud Bones: The Jewelry of Nancy Worden" Tacoma Art Museum, June 27-September 20, 2009; The Hallie Ford Museum of Art., Willamette University, November 21, 2009-January 17, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on back: Don't let doubt and suspicion / bar your progress.
Marked on back: STERLING / WORDEN
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