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Artist Hermann Jünger(German, 1928–2005)German, 1928–2005

CultureGerman

Titles

Ring

Date1995

Made inGermany

MediumGold, opal, tourmaline, hematite, ruby, emerald, and chrysoprase

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 1 3/16 × 1 1/4 in. (3.2 × 3 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust

Object number2002.3843

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"A View By Two: Contemporary Jewelry," Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 2–April 15, 2001.

"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

An "F" is stamped on a circular plate and mounted to the back of one stone.
"Junger / 95" is etched on the back.

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