Artist
Tore SvenssonSwedish, born 1948
CultureSwedish
Titles
- Brooch
Date1998
PlaceSweden
MediumSteel and gilt
Dimensions2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/8 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2006.663.1
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeline K. Albright," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, September 10–September 26, 1998; Museum Het Kruithuis 's–Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, October 10–November 15, 1998; Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, December 3, 1998–February 7, 1999; Tarbekunstimuuseum Tallinn, Estonia, February 27–April 4, 1999; Museum of Contemporary Art, Oostende, Belgium, April–May, 1999; American Craft Museum, New York, June 3–August 8, 1999; The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, September 3, 1999–November 7, 1999; Philadelphia International Airport, December 23, 1999–April 30, 2000; Villa Croce, Genoa, Italy, June 4–July 30, 2000; Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin, August 26–November 26, 2000; Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, December 9, 2000–February 11, 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.
"Scandinavian Design," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 26, 2012–January 27, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in script on verso lower edge: "tore"
Stamped on verso lower edge: "HTS, G (topped with crown), Z10, [signature]"
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