Ribbons
Necklace
1980 (made)
1980 (made)
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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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Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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Title | Ribbons (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. |
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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 created | May 9, 2016 |
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