Margaret West
"Three Stones with Steel" Necklace

"Three Stones with Steel" Necklace

© Margaret West

"Three Stones with Steel" Necklace
"Three Stones with Steel" Necklace
ArtistAustralian, 1936–2014
CultureAustralian
Titles
  • "Three Stones with Steel" Necklace
Date1985
Made inSydney, Australia
MediumStone and stainless steel cable
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 7 × 1 1/4 in. (24.1 × 17.8 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3729
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryThe Contemporary Jewelry Gallery, Sydney, 1985.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
A small semi-circular tag is attached to the wire with "85" etched on one side and a small script "m" on the other.

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