The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 21, 2024

Pendant Brooch

Pendant Brooch

1959
(American, 1918–2013)
America, 20th century
gold and agate
Chord: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.); Brooch: 3.5 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Gift from the Ruth and Sherman Lee Collection 2010.464
Location: not on view

Description

Commissioned by former Cleveland Museum of Art director Sherman Lee (1918–2008) as a gift for his wife, this brooch incorporates an ancient Assyria hardstone seal that Lee brought back from his travels.
  • Commissioned by Sherman Lee for his wife Ruth; Katherine Lee Reid
  • John Paul Miller collection. 1850-2010, bulk 1940-2000. Cleveland Museum of art Archives. archive.org
  • {{cite web|title=Pendant Brooch|url=false|author=John Paul Miller|year=1959|access-date=21 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.464