Stanley Lechtzin
Brooch 64-B3

Brooch 64-B3

© Stanley Lechtzin

Brooch 64-B3
Brooch 64-B3
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Brooch 64-B3
Date1969
MediumSilver-gilt, mica, and baroque pearls
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (10.8 × 8.9 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mecom Jr., by exchange
Object number2002.3913
Not on view

Explore Further

ProvenanceThe artist; Oppi Untracht; Helen Williams Drutt English, May 1969; purchased by 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.

"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.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.

"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
"LECHTZIN / STERLING" stamped on plate on back near clasp.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Brooch 46C-1
Stanley Lechtzin
1969
Silver-gilt, mica, and pearls
2002.3909
Brooch 90-B
Stanley Lechtzin
1967
14k gold, quartz, baroque pearls, and silver
2002.3907
Brooch 16-B
Stanley Lechtzin
1968
Silver-gilt and blue baroque pearl
2002.3912
"Small Landscape" Pin
William Harper
1979
14k gold, silver, jade, agate, baroque pearls, cloisonné enamel, and copper
2002.3802
Brooch
Albert Paley
1969
14k gold, sterling silver, and freshwater and baroque pearls
2002.4000
Brooch 99-C
Stanley Lechtzin
1971
Silver-gilt and agate crystal
2002.3918
Brooch 63-B
Stanley Lechtzin
1966
Sterling silver, tourmaline crystal, and pearl
2002.3905
Brooch 57-C
Stanley Lechtzin
1969
Silver-gilt, quartz, and watermelon tourmaline quartz
2002.3906
Torque 16-D
Stanley Lechtzin
1971
Silver-gilt and polyester resin
2002.3915
Brooch
Olaf Skoogfors
1966
Gold-plated sterling silver, round pearls, and Biwa pearls
2002.4089
Bracelet 39-C
Stanley Lechtzin
1968
Amythest quartz and silver-gilt
2002.3911
Brooch 96-B
Stanley Lechtzin
1967
Sterling silver and rhodochrosite quartz
2002.3908