Pendant Necklace
(18th and 19th Centuries , Jewelry)
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.
Provenance
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Ellen du Pont Wheelwright, Wilmington, Delaware, by gift [wedding gift]; Ellen Meeds Perkins, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2006-2009 | 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. |
| 1999 | Tiffany Retrospective: Designs from Tiffany & Co., 1837-1999. Daimaru Museum, Umeda-Osaka, Osaka; Mitsukoshi Gallery, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. |
Geographies
USA, New York, New York (Place of Origin)
Measurements
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
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.2168
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