Brooch
Artist
Hermann Jünger(German, 1928–2005)German, 1928–2005
CultureGerman
Titles
- Brooch
Date1998
Made inGermany
Medium20k gold
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Schissler Foundation
Object number2002.3844
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 312
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"A View By Two: Contemporary Jewelry," Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 2–April 15, 2001.
"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
makers mark stamped on plated mounted on back near clasp. "Jünger / 98" etched on back near clasp.
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Hermann Jünger
1974
Opal, agate, aquamarine, sapphire or diamond, gold 100/900/750, silver 925
2025.526
