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Brooch with pearl

Designed by: George Brooks (Canadian, 1925 – 2023)
1950
Object Place: Montreal, Canada

Medium/Technique Silver and pearl
Dimensions Height x width x depth: 9.5 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm (3 3/4 x 1 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of the artist
Accession Number2008.1335
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBrooches

DescriptionThis is an elegant, modernist, asymmetric brooch with a 6 mm round pearl that was formed from one piece of silver sheet. Also, artist's related sketch from 1950.
Marks brooks/STERLING/50
Provenance1950, created by artist George Brooks, Montreal; gift from Brooks to the MFA (November 19, 2008)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.