Artist
Victoria Howe(American, 1953–1994)American, 1953–1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Necklace
Datec. 1983
Made inCenter Brunswick, New York, United States, North America
MediumAnodized aluminum, 24k gold-plated bronze, and silk cord
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (22.9 × 8.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4132
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Modern Jewelry, 1964-1986: The Helen Williams Drutt Collection," The Château Dufresne, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, November 15, 1984–February 3, 1985; Honolulu Academy of Arts, January 22–March 9, 1986; Cleveland Institute of Art, September 5–30, 1986; Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 2, 1986–February 1, 1987.
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Jennifer Trask
2007
Sterling silver, 18k, 22k, and 24k gold, copper, shakudo, steel, ivory, hematite, carnelian, garnet, hessonite, moonstones, butterfly wings, pandora moth wings, dragonfly and cranefly wings, feathers, snakeskin, glass eyes of fish and reptiles, eyeshadow made of fish scales, gold powder, mica powder, bronze powder, gold and mica flakes, crushed shells, bronze shavings, ficus leaf, and rust
2009.1660.1
Late 19th–early 20th century
Gold with granulation, gold beads, and red cord
2004.2316