Bernhard Schobinger
Necklace

Necklace

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Necklace
Necklace
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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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
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.
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