Artist
Albert Paley American, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Brooch
Date1971
Medium14k gold, sterling silver, delrin, tourmaline, synthetic sapphires, and copper alloy
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mecom, Jr., by exchange
Object number2002.4001
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
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.
"Albert Paley: Sculptural Adornment," Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, November 22, 1991–March 22, 1992.
"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.
"Albert Paley, Craft in America: Crossroads," Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, April 25–26, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"14K Sterling / Paley / 1971" etched on back near clasp.
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c. 1890
Repousse gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and gold leaf
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Gold, silver, bronze, pearls, moonstone, and Madagascar labradorite
2002.3999
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1976
Brass, copper, acrylic, Delrin, enamel, and Plexiglas
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