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Necklace and (box b)
French
about 1917
Object Place: New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver, enamel, and white paste stones
Dimensions
23.5 x 3.8 x 1 cm (9 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander W. Dole
Accession Number1978.623a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionNecklace with Heart-shaped pendant (a) of blue glass with french silver and diamond paste floral motif surrounded by paste, depending from large decorative silver and paste unit on chain of alternating blue glass with silver and paste floral motifs and silver and paste decorative motifs. Said to be copy of Italian crown jewels. Blue leather box (b) with white crepe lining marked "Tiffany and Co., New York, Paris, London."
Two of the stones are missing in middle two links of necklace piece.
Two of the stones are missing in middle two links of necklace piece.
Marks
There are three Marks on this piece. All three are on the loop section of the clasp. On one side is a circular punch with three straight lines. On the other side is a diamond shape mark with someting inside. The other looks to be a boars head, this signifies this is french silver of 800 or higher
ProvenanceGiven by Isabella Stewart Gardner to Virginia Houghton (1898-1971) to wear at her Debut in Cambridge in 1917. A/D December 1978, ratified by V/C January 10, 1979