Artist
Stanley LechtzinAmerican, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch 46C-1
Date1969
MediumSilver-gilt, mica, and pearls
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (15.2 × 11.4 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3909
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Stanley Lechtzin," Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1969.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Lee Nordness Galleries, New York, 1969.
"Stanley Lectzin," Goldsmith's Hall, London, 1973.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1973.
"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.
"A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1994," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November 18, 1994–January 8, 1995; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium; June 17–September 24, 1995.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Philadelphia Art Alliance, May 17–July 26, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"LECHTZIN / STERLING" stamped on plate on back near clasp.
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1977
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