Artist
Pavel Opocenský(Czech, born 1954)Czech, born 1954
CultureCzech
Titles
- Brooch
Date1986
MediumIvory and ebony
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (5.7 × 8.4 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2003.947
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 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 etched on back near clasp.
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Elizabeth Garrison
1988
Fine and sterling silver, enamel, copper, 14k gold, ebony, and fossil ivory
2002.3771
Earl Pardon
c. 1989
Sterling silver, 14k and 22k gold, enamel, pure silver, abalone shell, ebony, amethyst, and peridot
2002.4005
