Necklace

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Artist Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)

Title Necklace

Date Ca. 1940

Medium Hammered silver

Dimensions Overall: 2 5/16 x 10 3/4 in. (5.9 x 27.3 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Janet Gray Frazee Hayes, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 93.91

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Best known for his mobiles and large sculptures, Calder also designed many unique pieces of jewelry for friends and family members. He made this collar-style necklace featuring egg-shaped loops fashioned from a single piece of silver for his sister Margaret. In emphasizing simple, biomorphic forms and avoiding the use of precious gems, Calder differentiated his jewelry from the mass-produced, impersonal appearance typical of designer jewelry.

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"Necklace | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=93.91