Artist
Warwick FreemanNew Zealander, born 1953
CultureNew Zealander
Titles
- "Paua Layer" Bracelet
Date1989
Made inDevonport, New Zealand
MediumAbalone (Paua)
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (4.4 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3748
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Share of Sky," Warwick Freeman, Galerie RA, Amsterdam, 1990.
"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.
"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.
"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
"W.F." etched on top layer.
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Earl Pardon
c. 1989
Sterling silver, 14k and 22k gold, enamel, pure silver, abalone shell, ebony, amethyst, and peridot
2002.4005
Earl Pardon
1988
Sterling silver, 14k gold, enamel, pure silver, ebony, abalone shell, and amethyst
2002.4004
Earl Pardon
c. 1986
Sterling silver, 14k gold, enamel, pure silver, and abalone shell
2002.4006.A,.B
