Artist
Toni Goessler-Snyder (German, 1942–1982, active United States)German, 1942–1982, active United States
CultureGerman
Titles
- Brooch/Pendant
Date1974
MediumGold, sterling silver, and Lucite
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in. (8.9 × 7 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust
Object number2002.3775
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"American Art 1977," Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, 1977.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 3–May 5, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"STERLING / TONI" stamped on back near clasp.
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1979
18k gold, mother-of-pearl, ivory, diamond, and Lucite
2002.3780
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1979
Sterling silver, 24k gold, ivory, and pink tourmaline
2002.3781
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1974
18 and 24k gold, sterling silver, amine-catalized resin, and ivory
2002.3774
Toni Goessler-Snyder
1979
Etching with sugar lift and open bite printed in colors à la poupée on wove paper
2005.345
