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Necklace with Turquoise
early 20th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
This appealing silver and turquoise Pueblo necklace is of a style popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The necklace consists of turquoise and silver beads with silver cross pendants. Christianity was introduced to the area by Franciscan priests from Spain; the necklace is reminiscent of the Spanish Catholic rosary.
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Details
- Title: Necklace with Turquoise
- Creator: American
- Date Created: early 20th century
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Jeweler: American
- Provenance: [Arizona]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1916 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: necklaces (jewelry)
- Medium: turquoise, silver
- Geography: Place of Origin: United States
- Exhibitions: Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009., Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. 2010.
- Dimensions: 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)
- Culture: Pueblo
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1916
- Classification: Gold, Silver & Jewelry
- Accession Number: 57.992
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