Breon O'Casey
Necklace

Necklace

© Breon O'Casey

Necklace
Necklace
ArtistBritish, 1928–2011
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1985
Made inPenzance, England
MediumStones and silk cord
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (3.2 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Susan Vaughan Foundation
Object number2002.3986
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; 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.

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