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Pendant necklace with ebony inlay
Designed by: George Brooks (Canadian, 1925 – 2023)
1952
Object Place: Montreal, Canada
Medium/Technique
Silver, ebony, and pearl
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 5.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm (2 1/4 x 2 x 1/4 in.) (pendant)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Accession Number2008.1334
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis modernist necklace has an oval pendant with a negative space that mimics the outer contour. It is set with four pearls--one along the inside silver edge and three embedded in the ebony inlay. Also, related artist sketch from 1952.
Marks
STERLING/brooks/scratch mark 52
Provenance1952, created by artist George Brooks, Montreal; gift from Brooks to the MFA (November 19, 2008)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.