Artist
Walter Kelley Morris (American, born 1945)American, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Menlo Park Extra" Brooch
Date1974
MediumSterling silver and acrylic
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (13.7 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3971
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.
"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed paper label on back center: "118"
Stamped on back of clasp: "STERLING"
Stamped in script on the end of cylinder: "W"
Stamped on back of clasp: "STERLING"
Stamped in script on the end of cylinder: "W"
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Walter Kelley Morris
1973
Sterling silver, acrylic, tintype, and fiber optics
2002.3976
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1979
Sterling silver, 24k gold, ivory, and pink tourmaline
2002.3781
