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Bracelet

ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This bracelet has an unusual design of interlocking links which produces a spiralling pattern along the upper and lower edge. Its bold contrasting of gold and platinum was also used in Tiffany & Co. watch cases of similar date.

By the 1890s Tiffany & Co. had achieved international recognition for their jewellery and silver wares, which had respectively won a Grand Prix and Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition of 1889. In 1892 they were to open a branch in London at 221/221a Regent Street.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold, platinum
Brief description
Bracelet of gold and platinum, made by Tiffany & Co., New York, about 1890.
Physical description
Bracelet of alternating gold and platinum links which from above and below form a series of spirals. The clasp consists of two undulating gold flourishes with applied platinum highlights, attached across the middle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.0cm
  • Width: 19.3cm
  • Depth: 0.6cm
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Summary
This bracelet has an unusual design of interlocking links which produces a spiralling pattern along the upper and lower edge. Its bold contrasting of gold and platinum was also used in Tiffany & Co. watch cases of similar date.

By the 1890s Tiffany & Co. had achieved international recognition for their jewellery and silver wares, which had respectively won a Grand Prix and Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition of 1889. In 1892 they were to open a branch in London at 221/221a Regent Street.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.224-2003 - Previous loan number
  • 180 - Goldstein Collection number
Collection
Accession number
M.164-2007

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Record createdJanuary 24, 2008
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