Hydrangeas
Necklace
1920 (designed), 1921-1931 (made)
1920 (designed), 1921-1931 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The pendant shows Japanese influence. Argy-Rousseau exhibited his first pâte-de-verre in 1914 and founded the company which bore his name in 1921. In the period until its liquidation in 1931, is estimated to have made up to fifty examples of each design. In London, comparable pendants by him were sold by Liberty's for about �6-10s between 1929 and 1932.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Hydrangeas (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pate-de-verre (glass paste) |
| Brief description | Necklace, Hydrangeas, moulded glass, silk, Paris, designed by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, 1921. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | Cast initials G A-R (Gabriel Argy-Rousseau) |
| Summary | The pendant shows Japanese influence. Argy-Rousseau exhibited his first pâte-de-verre in 1914 and founded the company which bore his name in 1921. In the period until its liquidation in 1931, is estimated to have made up to fifty examples of each design. In London, comparable pendants by him were sold by Liberty's for about �6-10s between 1929 and 1932. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.206-1972 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2002 |
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