Imitative ivory and jade necklace

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Imitative ivory and jade necklace

Victoria Ellis Hughes (American, born 1958)

American

1999

Medium/Technique Polymer clay, glass, serpentine, ostrich shell, pearl, carnelian, and mother-of-pearl

Dimensions Depth x length: 1.3 x 54.6 cm (1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Elise Winters and Sherwood Rudin

Accession Number2009.4504

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands

DescriptionIndividual elements are carved, inscribed, inlaid with polymer checkerboards, and antiqued.

Signed Unsigned

ProvenanceBefore 2009, purchased from the artist by Elise Winters and Sherwood Rudin of Haworth, NJ; gift of Winters and Rudin to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)