Artist
Ogura Ritsuko(Japanese, born 1951)Japanese, born 1951
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Brooch #51
Date2001
MediumSilver, paper, and paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (5.7 × 7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton in honor of Phyllis Tucker
Object number2002.3988
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show," Pennsylvania Convention Center, 2001.
"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Silver / Japan" and a maker's mark stamped on back near clasp.
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Bruce Metcalf
1988
Sterling silver, paint, and firebrick
2002.3966