Fritz Maierhofer
Brooch

Brooch

© Fritz Maierhofer

Brooch
Brooch
CultureAustrian
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1977
Made inOberbierbaum, Austria
MediumSilver, white gold, and yellow gold
DimensionsOverall: 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (1.3 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3934
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, Austria; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, 1980; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Metal Drawings in Silver and Gold," Galerie Am Graben, Vienna, 1977.

"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Maierhofer 77" on back near clasp.

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