Earring
1920-1930 (made)
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The designer Meta Overbeck (1879-1956) worked closely with Louis Comfort Tiffany in a distinct workshop within Tiffany & Co. which was dedicated to more experimental and unusual jewellery. Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of the company's founder, had as a young man forged a separate career as an interior designer and glass artist, but in 1907 his independent 'Tiffany Furnaces' became a part of the family firm. Meta Overbeck was the chief designer of this workshop from 1914 until its closure in 1933.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, enamel and jade |
| Brief description | Earrings of gold, enamel and cabochon jade drop, designed for Tiffany & Co. by Meta K. Overbeck, made in New York, about 1920-1930. |
| Physical description | Long earrings with geometric links of blue enamelled gold and cabochon jade drops. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein |
| Summary | The designer Meta Overbeck (1879-1956) worked closely with Louis Comfort Tiffany in a distinct workshop within Tiffany & Co. which was dedicated to more experimental and unusual jewellery. Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of the company's founder, had as a young man forged a separate career as an interior designer and glass artist, but in 1907 his independent 'Tiffany Furnaces' became a part of the family firm. Meta Overbeck was the chief designer of this workshop from 1914 until its closure in 1933. |
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| Accession number | M.185:1, 2-2007 |
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| Record created | April 23, 2008 |
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