Artist
Toni Goessler-SnyderGerman, 1942–1982, active United States
CultureGerman
Titles
- Bracelet
Date1979
Medium24k gold, sterling silver, chalcedony, and garnet
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 7 15/16 × 3/16 in. (4.1 × 20.2 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust
Object number2002.3782
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Modern Jewelry," Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, October 5–27, 1979.
"Jewelry and Beyond," Mitchell Museum, Mount Vernon, Illinois, April 21–May 20, 1984; Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, June 7–17, 1984.
"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.
"Infinite Riches: Jewelry Through the Centuries," Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1989.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"24 TONI / STERLING" stamped on back near clasp.
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1980
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