Paul Preston
"Two Very Fierce Stamped Fish" Brooch

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Artist Paul Preston(British, born 1943)British, born 1943

CultureBritish

Titles

"Two Very Fierce Stamped Fish" Brooch

Date1988

MediumSilver and stone

DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Gearhart III in honor of the marriage of their daughter, Courtney, and Mr. Grant Steven Case

Object number2002.4021

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

"TWO VERY FIERCE STAMPED FISH"
"PP"
"AUGUST 1988"
and a makers mark stamped on four plates mounted on back near clasp.

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