Artist
Tone VigelandNorwegian, born 1938
CultureNorwegian
Titles
- Neckpiece
Date1981
Made inOslo, Norway, Europe
MediumSteel, silver, 14k and 18k gold
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.5 × 31.5 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Susan Vaughan Foundation
Object number2002.4162
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Tone Vigeland," Electrum Gallery, London, May 19–June 6, 1981.
"Tone Vigeland," Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, November 7–22, 1981.
"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–June 27, 2004.
"A New Vision: Collecting Craft at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, June 2–5, 2005.
"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.
"Scandinavian Design," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 26, 2012–January 27, 2013.
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