Gijs Bakker
"Zoetemelk" Brooch

"Zoetemelk" Brooch

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"Zoetemelk" Brooch
"Zoetemelk" Brooch
ArtistDutch, born 1942
CultureDutch
Titles
  • "Zoetemelk" Brooch
Date1985
MediumPVC, newsprint, and gold
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 4 7/8 × 1/4 in. (16.5 × 12.4 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2002.3594
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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
"Zoetemelk / G Bakker '85" written on back near clasp in black ink
Two gold marks: "Gb" in square and small leaf shape

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