Artist
Bruce Metcalf (American, born 1949)American, born 1949
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Protected X" Pin and Stand
Date1980
MediumBrooch: Plexiglas, brass, copper wire, and papyrus reeds
Stand: wood and brass
DimensionsOverall (Brooch): 2 5/8 × 2 5/8 × 5/8 in. (6.7 × 6.7 × 1.6 cm)
Overall (Stand): 6 1/2 × 8 × 3 1/2 in. (16.5 × 20.3 × 8.9 cm)
Overall (Stand): 6 1/2 × 8 × 3 1/2 in. (16.5 × 20.3 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3959.A,.B
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.
"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A, brooch, "Bruce Metcalf 1980" etched on back along the edge
.B, stand, Stamp of needle nosed pliars (maker's mark) on base
.B, stand, Stamp of needle nosed pliars (maker's mark) on base
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