Jamie Bennett
"Rocaille #13" Brooch

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Artist Jamie Bennett (American, born 1948)American, born 1948

CultureAmerican

Titles

"Rocaille #13" Brooch

Date1992

MediumEnamel, copper, 22k and 14k gold

DimensionsOverall: 5 × 2 × 1/2 in. (12.7 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2002.3625

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Facet I: Internationale sieradenbiënnale [International Jewelry Biennale]," Kunsthal Rotterdam, January 5–April 7, 1993.

"Beyond the Obvious: Rethinking Jewelry," San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, October 23, 1999–January 2, 2000; Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, January 16–February 27, 2000; Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, July 1–October 1, 2000.

"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Gold disc with "C" in black mounted on back near clasp.

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