William Harper
Amuletic Neckpiece #2

Amuletic Neckpiece #2

© William Harper

Amuletic Neckpiece #2
Amuletic Neckpiece #2
ArtistAmerican, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Amuletic Neckpiece #2
Date1980
Medium24k gold, silver, cloisonné and champlevé enamel on copper and fine silver, 14k gold, and sterling silver
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 1 in. (22.2 × 12.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3804
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection, Philadelphia; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"William Harper: Jewelry," Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, December 10, 1980–January 10, 1981.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"AMULET NECKPIECE 2 / HARPER 1980" engraved on back of triangular pendant

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