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Pendant Necklace
ca. 1910-1915
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
The lavish use of colored gemstones in this piece is thought to reflect the influence of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), the artist and glass designer, who served as director of the "Artistic Jewelry Department" of Tiffany & Co. following the death of his father, C. L. Tiffany, in 1902. This necklace was purchased as a wedding present for Ellen du Pont Wheelwright whose house, "Goodstay," is in Wilmington, Delaware.
In the center of the pendant is a large blue zircon surrounded by canary diamonds alternating with smaller diamonds of various hues, green demantoid garnets, and amethysts. The triple chain is of platinum links and variously colored pearls.
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Details
- Title: Pendant Necklace
- Creator: Tiffany and Company (American, 1837-present)
- Date Created: ca. 1910-1915
- 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: Manufacturer: Tiffany and Company (American, 1837-present)
- Provenance: Ellen du Pont Wheelwright, Wilmington, Delaware, by gift [wedding gift]; Ellen Meeds Perkins, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
- Object Type: necklaces; pendants
- Medium: platinum, zircons, blue zircon, canary diamonds, variously colored diamonds, green demantoid garnets, amethysts, colored pearls
- Exhibitions: Tiffany Retrospective: Designs from Tiffany & Co., 1837-1999. Daimaru Museum, Umeda-Osaka, Osaka; Mitsukoshi Gallery, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. 1999., 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.
- Dimensions: H at maximum extention: 15 15/16 x W: 8 1/16 in. (40.5 x 20.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Ellen Meeds Perkins in memory of her mother, Ellen du Pont Wheelwright, 1991
- Classification: Gold, Silver & Jewelry
- Accession Number: 57.2168
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