Artist
Eleanor H. MotyAmerican, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Cameo" Brooch
Date1970
MediumSterling silver, 14k gold, photo-electroplated copper image, copper electrodeposition, and agate
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 4 × 15/16 in. (7 × 10.2 × 2.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3973
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"International Invitation Exhibition," Munich, 1970.
"Exhibition ’70," Columbus, Ohio, 1970.
"Faculty Exhibition," Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, 1970.
"MFA Thesis Exhibition," Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1971.
"Photo Media," Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, 1972.
"Metal + ’72," State University of New York, Brockport, 1972.
"Zlatarna Celje Invitational Jewelry Exhibition," Yugoslavia.
"Jewelry/Fiber," Whitewater Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973.
"Images—Dimensional, Moveable, Transferable," Akron Art Institute, Ohio, 1973.
"Form ’74," Northern Illinois Peoria Art Center, Dekalb, Illinois, 1974.
"Hunterton Art Center," Clinton, New Jersey, 1974.
"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.
"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 Zeir, 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, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped "MOTY" on front near face on the frame around the face. "Sterling" stamped on the back of the piece.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Eleanor H. Moty
1987
Sterling silver, 18k gold, and tourmalinated quartz crystal
2002.3974
Eleanor H. Moty
1990
Sterling silver, 18k and 22k gold, rutilated quartz, and topaz
2002.3975
Eleanor H. Moty
1993
Sterling silver, 18k gold, tourmalinated quartz, and black micarta
2010.2093.1.A,.B
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, jade, agate, baroque pearls, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3802
Albert Paley
1971
14k gold, sterling silver, delrin, tourmaline, synthetic sapphires, and copper alloy
2002.4001
Elizabeth Garrison
1988
Fine and sterling silver, enamel, copper, 14k gold, ebony, and fossil ivory
2002.3771
