Collection Online as of December 10, 2023

Pendant Brooch

1959

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John Paul Miller

(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.a

Location

228B Cleveland Artists

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.

Provenance

Commissioned by Sherman Lee for his wife Ruth; Katherine Lee Reid

Citations

Miller, John Paul. John Paul Miller collection. 1850-2010, bulk 1940-2000. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. library.clevelandart.org

Exhibition history

CMA 2010: "The Jewerly of John Paul Miller" (6/15/2010- 1/2/2011), no catalogue

The Jewelry of John Paul Miller. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 13, 2010-January 2, 2011).