Artist
Albert Paley American, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Necklace
Date1974
MediumSilver, ivory, garnet, copper alloy, and amethyst
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 27 in. (3.8 × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by Helen Williams Drutt English and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mecom, Jr., by exchange
Object number2002.3560
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"3rd Annual National Exhibition in Contemporary Jewelry," Georgia State University, Athens, Georgia, 1976.
"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 17, 2003–February 29, 2004.
"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.
"Albert Paley, Craft in America: Crossroads," Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, April 25–26, 2012.
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