Betsy King
Hat Pin

Hat Pin

© Betsy King

Hat Pin
Hat Pin
ArtistAmerican, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hat Pin
Date1990
MediumBrass, pearl, sterling silver, glass, plastic, postcard fragments, and water
DimensionsOverall: 11 5/16 × 1 5/8 in. (28.7 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3852
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; given to Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"BETSY KING 1990" is etched on the underside of the snowglobe.

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Betsy King
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1992
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2002.3879
"All for You" Brooch #1544
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Silver, copper, glass beads, acrylic, lead foil, cotton, brass, micarta, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3873
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2002.3876
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Copper, brass, micarta, acrylic, polymer clay, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3875
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1990
Copper, brass, micarta, polymer clay, silver, lead foil, scratchboard, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3874
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2002.3880
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Robin Kranitzky
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2002.3877
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Robin Kranitzky
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Betsy King
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