Artist
Jamie BennettAmerican, 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
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
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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