Artist
Thomas GentilleAmerican, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch
Date1991
Made inNew York, New York, United States
MediumEggshell inlay and wood
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 1 in. (6 × 7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Ellen English
Object number2002.3773
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"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.
"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
"T. GENTILLE" in pencil on verso.
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Robin Kranitzky
1993
Nickel silver, acrylic, brass, paper, eggshell, postcard fragments, found objects, Mylar, and balsa
2002.3880
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood with stone and shell inlays
90.258.1,.2
