Necklace
1981 (made)
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Niobium is a shiny, soft metal which is often found alongside tantalum. It is named after Niobe, the Greek goddess of tears. Bright shades of blue, purple, yellow, green, and brown can be made by dipping the metal into an electrically charged bath (anodizing). When used in jewellery, it can create bright colours which will not fade or chip off. It is also lightweight and hypoallergenic.
Clarissa Mitchell was a student at the Hornsey School of Art in the late 1970s and exhibited at the contemporary jewellery Loot exhibitions from 1979. She moved to the Royal College of Art and developed her work in titanium and niobium. These metals became increasingly popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Ornament magazine reported that over 50% of the pieces sold at Loot/ Superloot included niobium, titanium or tantalum.
Clarissa Mitchell was a student at the Hornsey School of Art in the late 1970s and exhibited at the contemporary jewellery Loot exhibitions from 1979. She moved to the Royal College of Art and developed her work in titanium and niobium. These metals became increasingly popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Ornament magazine reported that over 50% of the pieces sold at Loot/ Superloot included niobium, titanium or tantalum.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Niobium and titanium on a silk cord. |
| Brief description | Niobium and titanium feather necklace on silk cord, by Clarissa Mitchell. London, 1981 |
| Physical description | Necklace of niobium and titanium. The necklace has eleven pendants attached to the silk cord. The outer three pendants on each side are an elongated leaf shape graduating in yellow gold to a deep mauve colour at the tips. Three of the inner pendants are divided into two leaf shapes, each slightly fuller than the outer ones and these separated by another two leaf shapes. The inner seven pendants are decorated with line and circle patterns in yellow and purple reinforced behind with straight rods of wire. |
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| Object history | Bought from the artist in 1981 (RF 81/2170) |
| Summary | Niobium is a shiny, soft metal which is often found alongside tantalum. It is named after Niobe, the Greek goddess of tears. Bright shades of blue, purple, yellow, green, and brown can be made by dipping the metal into an electrically charged bath (anodizing). When used in jewellery, it can create bright colours which will not fade or chip off. It is also lightweight and hypoallergenic. Clarissa Mitchell was a student at the Hornsey School of Art in the late 1970s and exhibited at the contemporary jewellery Loot exhibitions from 1979. She moved to the Royal College of Art and developed her work in titanium and niobium. These metals became increasingly popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Ornament magazine reported that over 50% of the pieces sold at Loot/ Superloot included niobium, titanium or tantalum. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.52-1981 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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