Robin Quigley
"Fringe" Necklace

"Fringe" Necklace

© Robin Quigley

"Fringe" Necklace
"Fringe" Necklace
ArtistAmerican, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Fringe" Necklace
Date1985
MediumSterling silver and 24k gold
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 2 1/4 × 1/2 in. (30.5 × 5.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.4031
Not on view

Explore Further

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.

"A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1994," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November 18, 1994–January 8, 1995; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium; June 17–September 24, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
3 makers marks, a Q, a swan, and a hand, are stamped on the clasp of this necklace.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Earrings
Robin Quigley
1985
14k gold, sterling silver, acrylic, acetate, epoxy resin, and 24k gold leaf
2002.4030.A,.B
"Fringe" Bracelet
Robin Quigley
1983
Sterling silver, 14k gold, iron, silver, brass and copper
2002.4029
Triangular Pin / Pendant #1
Robin Quigley
1978
14k gold, sterling silver, acrylic, epoxy resin, and gold leaf
2002.4025.A,.B
Watermelon Pin #2
Robin Quigley
1977
Sterling silver, 14k gold, gold leaf, copper, acrylic, and epoxy resin
2002.4024
Necklace
late 18th–early 19th century
Gold
2006.539
Knotted Heart Brooch #1
Robin Quigley
1977
Sterling silver, gold leaf, copper, acrylic, and epoxy resin
2002.4023
Brooch
Robin Quigley
1982
Sterling silver, 14k gold, carnelian, and black coral
2002.4027
"Wunderkammer" Necklace
Jennifer Trask
2007
Sterling silver, 18k, 22k, and 24k gold, copper, shakudo, steel, ivory, hematite, carnelian, garnet, hessonite, moonstones, butterfly wings, pandora moth wings, dragonfly and cranefly wings, feathers, snakeskin, glass eyes of fish and reptiles, eyeshadow made of fish scales, gold powder, mica powder, bronze powder, gold and mica flakes, crushed shells, bronze shavings, ficus leaf, and rust
2009.1660.1
Pendant
Miyé Matsukata
1971
24k gold, sterling silver, and Mayan bone artifact
2002.3948.A,.B
Necklace
17th–19th century
Gold
2004.2305
Amuletic Neckpiece #2
William Harper
1980
24k gold, silver, cloisonné and champlevé enamel on copper and fine silver, 14k gold, and sterling silver
2002.3804
Bracelet
Robin Quigley
1982
Epoxy resin inlay and sterling silver
2002.4026