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Ribbons

Necklace
1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The American jeweller Arline Fisch founded the pioneering Jewellery and Metalsmithing course at San Diego State University in 1961, where she taught until her retirement in 2000. She is known particularly for her adaptations of textile techniques to metals. This piece, influenced by a textile form (ribbons) rather than a technique, was made in London while she was engaged in research in the V&A’s department of Textiles and Dress.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Necklace
  • Necklace
  • Necklace
  • Necklace
  • Necklace
  • Necklace
TitleRibbons (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Silver inlaid with copper and set with agate
Brief description
Necklace of silver inlaid with copper and set with two panels of agate, designed to convert to two brooches, by Arline Fisch, London 1980
Physical description
Twin panels of polished agate, mounted in silver, clip together with a discreet double pin to form the decorative centre and the clasp at the front of the necklace. From the panels emerge undulating ribbons of silver inlaid with copper, with a decorative fringe at each end behind which two further pins connect the necklace band. The agate panels with their ribbon tails are each are fitted with a double pin on the underside to allow them to be detached and worn as brooches.
Dimensions
  • Height: 165mm
  • Width: 120mm
  • Depth: 53mm
Marks and inscriptions
STERLING and fish mark for Arline Fisch (on the lower edge of the pin fastening behind each agate panel)
Credit line
Given by Arline Fisch
Summary
The American jeweller Arline Fisch founded the pioneering Jewellery and Metalsmithing course at San Diego State University in 1961, where she taught until her retirement in 2000. She is known particularly for her adaptations of textile techniques to metals. This piece, influenced by a textile form (ribbons) rather than a technique, was made in London while she was engaged in research in the V&A’s department of Textiles and Dress.
Collection
Accession number
M.14:1 to 6-2016

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Record createdMay 9, 2016
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