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Artist
Gerd Rothmann (German, born 1941)German, born 1941
CultureGerman
Titles
- "Mit 81 Fingerabdrücken" [With 81 Fingerprints] Neckpiece
DateDesigned 1988, made 1998
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (0.6 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Susan Vaughan Foundation
Object number2002.4054.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Gerd Rothmann: Everybody Has Fingerprints," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, December 6, 1997–January 17, 1998.
"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 2004.
"The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 2, 2006–January 16, 2007.
“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, June 27–September 13, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On inside of box lid: "Mit Meinen Fingern / Gold 750/1998 / Rothmann" written in black ink.
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