Joke Brakman
Ring Set

ArtistDutch, born 1946
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Ring Set
Date1981
MediumAcrylic and elastic
DimensionsOverall: 1 11/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 11/16 in. (4.3 × 4.3 × 4.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Friends of the Design Council
Object number2002.3643
Not on view

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Provenance[Gallery Ra, Amsterdam, possibly] or [Jewelry International Exhibition at American Craft Museum, possibly]; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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.

"Contemporary Dutch Design: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 19–November 25, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"R 1/5 '81" and a square within a square are on the bottom

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