Artist
Robert Lee Morris (American, born 1947)American, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Primitive Piston Piece" Necklace
Datec. 1974
MediumSliver, carnelian, and wood
DimensionsOverall: 10 7/8 × 5 1/2 × 1 in. (27.6 × 14 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Lisa and Michael Holthouse
Object number2002.3967
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Primitive Piston Piece / Robert Lee Morris" etched on back of necklace.
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Jennifer Trask
2007
Sterling silver, 18k, 22k, and 24k gold, copper, shakudo, steel, ivory, hematite, carnelian, garnet, hessonite, moonstones, butterfly wings, pandora moth wings, dragonfly and cranefly wings, feathers, snakeskin, glass eyes of fish and reptiles, eyeshadow made of fish scales, gold powder, mica powder, bronze powder, gold and mica flakes, crushed shells, bronze shavings, ficus leaf, and rust
2009.1660.1
Walter Kelley Morris
1973
Sterling silver, acrylic, tintype, and fiber optics
2002.3976
