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Necklace
This necklace is a splendid example of Tiffany & Co.'s jewelry production around the turn of the 20th century, when the company was famous for its lavish use of diamonds. Composed of stylized fleurs-de-lys and rosettes, this necklace recalls the diamond jewelry of the 18th century. There are 265 diamonds set in a gold mounting faced with platinum.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Abram Eisenberg [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Helen Eisenberg, 1904, by gift [a wedding present]; Mr. and Mrs. Gerson Eisenberg [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. |
| 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. |
Geographies
USA, New York, New York (Place of Origin)
Measurements
7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerson Eisenberg, in memory of Abram and Helen Eisenberg, 1987
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.2121