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Space Pendant with Circlet
Elsa Freund (American, 1912–2001)
about 1960
Object Place: Eureka Springs, Arkansas; Object Place: Deland, Florida
Medium/Technique
Silver, glass, terracotta
Dimensions
Overall: 19.1 x 11.4 x 1.3 cm, 49.1 gm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in., 0.1 lb.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2006.208
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
Elsa Freund, a self-taught jeweler, watercolorist, and weaver, believed in the Modernist idea that works of art gained value from the beauty of their design rather than the cost of their materials. Her Space Pendant necklace was made using terra-cotta "stones" glazed in brilliant colors, arranged in a modern setting of clean, geometric elements.
DescriptionSeventeen blue and green glazed terracotta "stones," suspended in a grid pattern from a silver wire circlet.
Signed
"Elsa" in script on rear
ProvenanceElsa Freund; Daphne Farago, 1991 Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.