Susan Hamlet
"Shim" Neckpiece

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Artist Susan Hamlet(American, born 1954)American, born 1954

CultureAmerican

Titles

"Shim" Neckpiece

Date1984

Made inStillwater, Oklahoma, United States

MediumStainless steel, sterling silver, plastic, and rubber

DimensionsOverall: 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. diameter (1.3 × 18.4 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2002.3797

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Susan Hamlet," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, 1985.

"Contemporary Arts: An Expanding View," The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey, March 9–June 15, 1986; The Squibb Gallery, Princeton, New Jersey, October 1–November 2, 1986.

"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.

"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.

"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.

"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.

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