Tone Vigeland
Necklace

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Artist Tone Vigeland(Norwegian, born 1938)Norwegian, born 1938

CultureNorwegian

Titles

Necklace

Date1990

MediumSilver

Dimensions12 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 1/16 in. (31.1 × 31.1 × 0.2 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of the Helen Williams Drutt Family Collection in memory of Peter C. Marzio

Object number2021.43

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; given to MFAH, 2021.
Exhibition History"Tone Vigeland Smykker," Electrum Gallery, London, November 9–27, 1990.

"Tone Vigeland Smykker 1958–1995," Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, November 18–December 30, 1995.

"The Jewelry of Tone Vigeland," Wichita Center for the Arts, Kansas, Feburary 2–April 4, 1996; Musée des arts Decoratifs, Montreal, June 6–September 2, 1996; Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin, November 9, 1996–January 5, 1997; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, January 3–March 30, 1997; Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, June 17–August 26, 1997.

"Tone Vigeland: Norwegian Art Jewellery," Crafts Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, November 29, 1997–March 1, 1998.

"Nordic Cool: Hot Women Designers," National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, April 23–September 12, 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed and dated: Tone Vigeland / 1991 / HR 22

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