J. Weisager
Brooch

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Brooch
Datec. 1973
PlaceParis, France
MediumTurquoise, gems, pearls and silver gilt
Dimensionsbrooch: 3 1/4h × 2 3/4w × 1 1/4d inches
pagoda: 5 1/8h × 4 3/4w × 3d inches

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.1033.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, November 18, 2017–July 26, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed "WEISAGER PARIS" on the back side of the brooch.

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Image from Accession File
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1990
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