Lella Valle Vignelli
Seicento Necklace

Seicento Necklace
Seicento Necklace
Seicento Necklace
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Seicento Necklace
Date2003
Made inMilan, Italy
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions7 5/8 × 1 in. (19.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.42
Not on view

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Provenance[San Lorenzo Studio, Milan, 2007]; purchased by Margo Grant Walsh, Milan; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15–August 3, 2008; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, September 12, 2008–January 25, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Worn maker's marks on inside of clasp: "925" (encircled), profile of face (encircled), "lmv" (encircled), and "San"

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