Artist
Stanley LechtzinAmerican, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch 16-B
Date1968
MediumSilver-gilt and blue baroque pearl
DimensionsOverall: 5/8 × 3 × 1 5/8 in. (1.6 × 7.6 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Karen and Eric Pulaski Philanthropic Fund of the Houston Jewish Community Foundation
Object number2002.3912
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"American Jewelry Exhibition: Lechtzin, Matsukata, Skoogfors," Odakyu Department Store, Tokyo, 1968.
"Stanley Lechtzin," William Penn Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1968.
"Stanley Lectzin," Boston Museum School, 1969.
"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.
"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.
"Stanley Lechtzin," Philadelphia Art Alliance, May 17–July 26, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"STERLING / LECHTZIN" stamped on plaque on back near clasp with another plaque.
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William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, baroque pearl, pearl, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3803