Francesco Pavan
Brooch

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ArtistItalian, born 1937
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1985
Made inPadua, Italy
MediumGold, silver, copper, and alpaca
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 3 in. (6.4 × 6.4 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by family and friends in memory of Moselle Erlich Pollack
Object number2002.4007
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"International Jewellery Art Prize," 6th Tokyo Triennial, 1986.

"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.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeir, 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
"Pavan 750" etched on clasp.

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