Bussi Buhs
"Buttonhole" Brooch

"Buttonhole" Brooch

© Bussi Buhs

"Buttonhole" Brooch
"Buttonhole" Brooch
ArtistGerman, born 1940
CultureGerman
Titles
  • "Buttonhole" Brooch
Date2000
PlaceGermany
MediumPolyester resin and gold foil
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1/2 in. (7 × 4.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2006.658
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Helen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition HistoryTallinn, Estonia, 2000.

"Schmuck 2002," March 14–20, 2002.

Schmuck, Munich, March, 2004.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched on the underside: "S154 / [signature]"
Etched (very faint) on the underside: "Bussi"

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