Linked Oval Necklace

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  • Maker: Art Smith, American, 1917-1982
  • Medium: Silver, amethyst quartz
  • Place Made: New York, New York, USA
  • Dates: designed by 1974
  • Dimensions: 11 x 10 1/2 x 1/2 in. (27.9 x 26.7 x 1.3 cm)
  • Markings: impressed on back: “Art Smith”
  • Collections: Decorative Arts
  • Museum Location: This item is on view in Special Exhibition Gallery, 4th Floor
  • Accession Number: 2007.61.1
  • Credit Line: Gift of Charles L. Russell
  • Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY-NC
  • Caption: Art Smith (American, 1917-1982). Linked Oval Necklace, designed by 1974. Silver, amethyst quartz, 11 x 10 1/2 x 1/2 in. (27.9 x 26.7 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charles L. Russell, 2007.61.1. Creative Commons-BY-NC
  • Image: overall, 2007.61.1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
  • Catalogue Description: A necklace of flattened oval rings that decrease in size from the center oval, which is set with a large purple-and-white semi-precious stone set in a silver collar. The rings pivot at joins. An undulating clasp formed from a flattened wire hooks into small circles soldered to the front of the two smallest ovals at top.

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