Stanley Lechtzin
Brooch 96-B

Brooch 96-B

© Stanley Lechtzin

Brooch 96-B
Brooch 96-B
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Brooch 96-B
Date1967
MediumSterling silver and rhodochrosite quartz
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (6.4 × 8.9 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3908
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, 1969; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Stanley Lechtzin," University of California, Berkeley, California, 1967.

"American Jewelry Exhibition: Lechtzin, Matsukata, Skoogfors," Odakyu Department Store, Tokyo, 1968.

"Stanley Lechtzin," State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1968.

"Second Craftsmen Invitational," Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1969.

"Stanley Lechtzin," Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1969.

"Stanley Lechtzin," Lee Nordness Galleries, New York, 1969.

"Stanley Lechtzin," Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1973.

"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.

"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
"STERLING / LECHTZIN" and a makers mark are stamped on a plate mounted on back near clasp.

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Brooch 90-B
Stanley Lechtzin
1967
14k gold, quartz, baroque pearls, and silver
2002.3907
Brooch 57-C
Stanley Lechtzin
1969
Silver-gilt, quartz, and watermelon tourmaline quartz
2002.3906
Brooch 63-B
Stanley Lechtzin
1966
Sterling silver, tourmaline crystal, and pearl
2002.3905
Brooch 99-C
Stanley Lechtzin
1971
Silver-gilt and agate crystal
2002.3918
Bracelet 39-C
Stanley Lechtzin
1968
Amythest quartz and silver-gilt
2002.3911
Brooch 16-B
Stanley Lechtzin
1968
Silver-gilt and blue baroque pearl
2002.3912
Brooch 64-B3
Stanley Lechtzin
1969
Silver-gilt, mica, and baroque pearls
2002.3913
"Torque 22-D" Neckpiece
Stanley Lechtzin
1971
Sterling silver and polyester resin
2002.3916
Brooch 46C-1
Stanley Lechtzin
1969
Silver-gilt, mica, and pearls
2002.3909
Torque 16-D
Stanley Lechtzin
1971
Silver-gilt and polyester resin
2002.3915
Torque 7-D
Stanley Lechtzin
1971
Copper and polyester resin
2002.3914
Pair of Earrings 71-B
Stanley Lechtzin
1967
Gold and silver
2002.3910.A,.B