Artist
Albert Paley American, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch
Date1969
Medium14k gold, sterling silver, and freshwater and baroque pearls
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (8.3 × 13.3 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mecom, Jr., by exchange
Object number2002.4000
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"The Metalwork of Albert Paley," John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, April 13–June 1, 1980; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 19–November 23, 1980.
"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.
"Albert Paley: Sculptural Adornment," Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Washington, November 22, 1991–March 22, 1992.
"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.
"Schmuck Unserer Zeir, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.
"A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1994," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November 18, 1994–January 8, 1995; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium; June 17–September 24, 1995.
"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.
"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 7–July 18, 2010.
"Albert Paley, Craft in America: Crossroads," Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, April 25–26, 2012.
"American Metal: The Art of Albert Paley," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, June 28–September 28, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Sterling 14k Paley x" is stamped on back near clasp.
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William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, jade, agate, baroque pearls, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3802
Albert Paley
1968
Gold, silver, bronze, pearls, moonstone, and Madagascar labradorite
2002.3999
William Harper
1977
14k, 18k, and 24k gold, silver, shell, freshwater pearl, cloisonné enamel, and fine silver
2002.3800
William Harper
1978
14k and 24k gold, silver, bronze, scarab shell, pearls, bone, glass, cloisonné enamel, fine gold, and fine silver
2002.3801
Albert Paley
1971
14k gold, sterling silver, delrin, tourmaline, synthetic sapphires, and copper alloy
2002.4001
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, baroque pearl, pearl, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3803
Alice H. Klein
1982
Acrylic, silver, nickel silver, cubic zirconia, baroque pearl, gold-filled wire, and staples
2002.3854