Not currently on display at the V&A

Necklace

ca. 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This necklace was acquired for display, along with other similar jewellery pieces, in the exhibition Street Style, From Sidewalk to Catwalk, 1940 to Today held at the V&A in 1994-5. Though its designer and maker are unknown, it is an excellent example of the 1970s jewellery inspired by the natural world. The raw materials of leather, wood, stones, and shells along with the natural shapes of the beads would have appealed to the earth-conscious hippie generation of the 1970s.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
leather, with shells and ivory beads
Brief description
British, c1970?, black leather thong, shells and ivory beads, SS
Physical description
Black leather thong with a small shell, two ivory beads and a larger shell.
Dimensions
  • Whole necklace counting pendant length: 72cm
Summary
This necklace was acquired for display, along with other similar jewellery pieces, in the exhibition Street Style, From Sidewalk to Catwalk, 1940 to Today held at the V&A in 1994-5. Though its designer and maker are unknown, it is an excellent example of the 1970s jewellery inspired by the natural world. The raw materials of leather, wood, stones, and shells along with the natural shapes of the beads would have appealed to the earth-conscious hippie generation of the 1970s.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
T.119-1999

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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