Otto Künzli
"Crown" Brooch

"Crown" Brooch

© Otto Künzli, Munich

"Crown" Brooch
"Crown" Brooch
ArtistSwiss, born 1948, active Germany
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • "Crown" Brooch
Date1988
PlaceLondon, England
Made inMunich, Germany
MediumGold, stainless steel, paper, and silk
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 × 3/8 × 3/8 in. (1 × 1 × 1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3897.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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.

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