Designs for a Necklace and Three Chains
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Jewelry designs for a necklace and three chains, arranged on a diagonal vertically, one above the other. At top, a piece of a chain, interlaced ribbons with disks and square diamonds; then, part of the right half and the pendant of the necklace. The chain and the frame of the drop is composed of a lace ribbon, the oval parts of which are connected by a rosette. The pendant is supported by a knot. Then, two pieces of chains. One with interlaced scrolls of ribbons with blossoms; the other composed of pieces of lace ribbon, connected by blossoms. Bevelled corners.
place: label: made in
content: probably Naples, South Italy, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-801
objectType: label: Type
content: jewelry
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on light green paper
label: Dimensions
content: 35.7 × 15.3 cm (14 1/16 in. × 6 in.)