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Necklace

1962 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In 1967 the sculptor and jeweller Patricia Meyerowitz wrote that 'this kind of jewellery is rewarding to make and to look at, whether it is finally worn or not'. 'Each finished object', she said, 'is like a painting, an individual work, an original'.

Meyerowitz was born in the UK and studied jewellery at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London before moving to the United States in 1970. She describes in detail the tools and materials required for assembling small scale parts into finished objects, which can be worn. However, she questions the function of jewellery, and compares it with sculpture. She uses industrial waste and machine off-cuts achieving amazing results.

The necklace is published in Meyerowitz's book Jewellery and Sculpture through Unit Construction (1967), fig. 7.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Oxidised and polished silver
Brief description
Necklace with long geometric openwork pendant, designed and made by Patricia Meyerowitz, England, 1962.
Physical description
A long pendant, made from a lattice of repeated hexagons flexibly linked by rings, hangs from a simple chain of twisted strips of silver. The sections are oxidised but with some edges polished to give a contrasting effect.
Dimensions
  • Pendant length: 18.5cm
  • Pendant width: 7cm
  • Including chain length: 40cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • PM for Patricia Meyerowitz
  • Hallmarks for London 1962-3 (on upper edge of pendant)
Credit line
Given by Patricia Meyerowitz
Summary
In 1967 the sculptor and jeweller Patricia Meyerowitz wrote that 'this kind of jewellery is rewarding to make and to look at, whether it is finally worn or not'. 'Each finished object', she said, 'is like a painting, an individual work, an original'.

Meyerowitz was born in the UK and studied jewellery at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London before moving to the United States in 1970. She describes in detail the tools and materials required for assembling small scale parts into finished objects, which can be worn. However, she questions the function of jewellery, and compares it with sculpture. She uses industrial waste and machine off-cuts achieving amazing results.

The necklace is published in Meyerowitz's book Jewellery and Sculpture through Unit Construction (1967), fig. 7.
Bibliographic reference
Jewelry and sculpture through unit construction by Patricia Meyerowitz (1967) p.52.
Collection
Accession number
M.114-1984

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Record createdApril 15, 2008
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