Artist
Pierre CavalanFrench, born 1954, active Australia
CultureFrench
Titles
- "Fin de Siècle" Brooch
Date1995
MediumFound objects, enamel, and mixed media
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 4 × 1/2 in. (17.8 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3674.2
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Pierre Cavalan: A Festival Showcase," The Victorian Arts Center Trust, Melbourne, October 20–November 12, 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
"Cavalan" is stamped on the clasp.
Unidentified maker's mark is stamped on the back of the utensil: "EPNS"
Unidentified maker's mark is stamped on the back of the utensil: "EPNS"
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