Mary Kretsinger
Fish Brooch

Overall front
Fish Brooch
Overall front
ArtistAmerican, 1915–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fish Brooch
Date1970s
MediumSilver, enamel, and copper
Dimensions3 7/16 × 1 5/16 × 9/16 in. (8.8 × 3.4 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineEnamel Arts Foundation Collection, gift of the Enamel Arts Foundation
Object number2022.383
Not on view

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ProvenanceSusan Ellsworth, September 22, 2017; Enamel Arts Foundation, Los Angeles; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Front: [none]
Back: artist initials in brown enamel, upper center: MK
Back: artist initials in brown enamel, upper center: MK
Front: [none]
Back: Artist stamp [MK] and STERLING at base of tail

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