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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Pendant

ca. 1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kulicke, Robert (designer and maker)
Place of origin
USA (made)

The American artist Robert Kulicke (1924-2007) studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, and in Paris at the studio of Fernand Léger. His best-known paintings remain his studies of single pieces of fruit - images closely echoed in the gold and cloisonné enamel of this pendant with its single pear. He was also a highly respected designer of picture frames.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Enamels
Metalwork
Object type
Pendant
Materials and techniques
Gold and cloisonné enamel
Gold
Cloisonné Enamel
Brief description
Pendant with cloisonné enamel pear, by Robert Kulicke, United States, ca.1975.
Physical description
Circular pendant set with a cloisonné enamel image of a pear against a blue ground. The gold frame is decorated with granulation.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.75cm
  • Width: 3.3cm
  • Depth: 0.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Unmarked
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Subject depicted
Pear
Summary
The American artist Robert Kulicke (1924-2007) studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, and in Paris at the studio of Fernand Léger. His best-known paintings remain his studies of single pieces of fruit - images closely echoed in the gold and cloisonné enamel of this pendant with its single pear. He was also a highly respected designer of picture frames.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.295-2003 - Previous loan number
  • 245B - Goldstein Collection number
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.194-2007

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Record createdApril 16, 2008
Record URL
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