Ellington Necklace
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Silver, amethyst, chrysoprase, rhodonite, green quartz
DATES
ca. 1962
DIMENSIONS
16 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 3/4 in. (42.9 x 25.1 x 1.9 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed on back: "Art Smith"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
2007.61.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Charles L. Russell
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A long, large asymmetrical necklace composed of a semi-circular wire neck piece and three, teardrop-shaped organic elements of varying size. Each element is set with red, purple and green or yellow oval-shaped, semi-precious cabouchon stones in silver collars, and is framed by conforming flattened wires. The smallest element is soldered to the neckpiece at top proper left, and a second connects to the neck piece at top proper right via a thin, bent wire clasp. The third element is suspended at center from the other two via small silver rings.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Art Smith (American, born Cuba, 1917â1982). Ellington Necklace, ca. 1962. Silver, amethyst, chrysoprase, rhodonite, green quartz, 16 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 3/4 in. (42.9 x 25.1 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charles L. Russell, 2007.61.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2007.61.4_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2007.61.4_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
copyright transferred to Brooklyn Museum by Charles L. Russell
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