Tone Vigeland
Neckpiece

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Artist Tone Vigeland(Norwegian, born 1938)Norwegian, born 1938

CultureNorwegian

Titles

Neckpiece

Date1981

Made inOslo, Norway, Europe

MediumSteel, 14k gold, and mother-of-pearl

DimensionsOverall: 1/4 × 8 in. (0.6 × 20.3 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2002.4163

Non exposé

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Tone Vigeland," Electrum Gallery, London, 1981.

"Tone Vigeland," Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, 1981.

"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.

"Contemporary Jewelry: 1964-1993, Selected Works, Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, October 8–November 21, 1993.

"The Jewelry of Tone Vigeland," Wichita Center for the Arts, Kansas, Feburary 2–April 4, 1996; Musée des arts Decoratifs, Montreal, June 6–September 2, 1996; Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin, November 9, 1996–January 5, 1997; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, January 3–March 30, 1997; Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, June 17–August 26, 1997.

"Tone Vigeland: Norwegian Art Jewellery," Crafts Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, November 29, 1997–March 1, 1998.

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