Brooch and pendant

Designer Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848 - 1933)

Manufacturer Tiffany and Company

Retailer Tiffany and Company

Maker Meta Overbeck

Dateca. 1918

Geographic OriginNew York, New York

MediumGold, Australian black opals, enamel

DimensionsOverall: H 2 3/4 x W 1 3/4 in. (H 7 x W 4.4 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 2005 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund

Object number2005.7.2A,B

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Object NameBrooch | Pendant

Title Details

Published Title Brooch and pendant

InscriptionsnoneMarks and Labels/StampsTIFFANY & CO. stamped on small horizontal lozenge on back at top.ProvenanceOwned by Elizabeth Gordon, Dobbs Ferry, NY until the 1960s (at least through 1964); then owned by Robert and Gladys Koch; then to their son Mitchell Koch and his wife Michele. Purchased from Mr. Koch via Janet ZapataExhibition History"Maker and Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry", organized by the Driehaus Museum (Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL, 1/29/2019 - 5/26/2019, Paine Art Center & Gardens, Oshkosh, WI, 6/24/2019 –9/24/2019, The Dayton Art Institute , Dayton, OH, 10/25/2019 – 1/19/2020, The Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, 2/14/2020 – 9/25/2020 (date was extended due to COVID)
"International Art Jewelry: 1825-1925", The Forbes Galleries, NY, NY, (10/29/2011 - 3/17/2012)
"Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique", The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, (October 21, 2008 - January 1, 2009), Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco ,CA (February 14 - May 31, 2009)
The Glitter and The Gold: Jewelry From the Newark Museum, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (August 18, 2009 - December 2, 2014)
"Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (October 21, 2008 - May 31, 2009)
"Objects of Desire: 500 Years of Jewelry", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (May 3, 2006 - February 10, 2008)
"Louis Comfort Tiffany 1848-1933," Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, New York (1958)

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