Breon O'Casey
Brooch

Brooch

© Breon O'Casey

Brooch
Brooch
ArtistBritish, 1928–2011
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Brooch
Date1990
Made inCornwall, England, Europe
MediumGold and silver
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 2 1/4 in. (7.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3718
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"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
"Breon O'Casey 1990" inscribed on back side

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