Artist
Bernhard Schobinger(Swiss, born 1946)Swiss, born 1946
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Necklace
Date1994
MediumTin, quartz, iron, gold, copper wire, metal sheet from steel, paint, and ink
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 6 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (33 × 16.5 × 3.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4065
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 309
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.
"The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 2, 2006–January 16, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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!["Edelstein mit Stacheldraht" [Jewels with Barbed Wire] Necklace](/internal/media/dispatcher/390023/thumbnail)
Bernhard Schobinger
1990
Amethyst, rose quartz, hematite, and copper
2002.4063
Bernhard Schobinger
1983–1984
Antique crystal beads, television bulbs, German Coca-Cola bottle, silver, and steel wire
2002.4062
!["Lippenstift für Neandertalerin" [Lipstick for Neanderthal Woman] Ring](/internal/media/dispatcher/298717/thumbnail)
Bernhard Schobinger
1991
Copper, carborundum, silver, and gold
2002.4064
Samuel Gassman
2023
Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss
Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
2024.284.A,.B
!["Schlange spielt mit Perle" [Snake Plays with Pearl] Armpiece](/internal/media/dispatcher/296873/thumbnail)
Bernhard Schobinger
1995
Iron, gold, cultured pearl, black diamonds, malachite, and cinober fragments
2002.4066
!["Gekrönte Häupter und Vajra" [Crowned Heads and Vajra] Bracelet and Box](/internal/media/dispatcher/296722/thumbnail)
Bernhard Schobinger
1999
750 white and yellow gold, glass, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and diamonds
2002.4067.A,.B
