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1948

  • Work on this object began.

1963

  • Work on this object ended.

1991

  • We acquired this object.

2014

2015

2025

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Choker (USA)

This is a choker. It is dated ca. 1953 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Irena Brynner.

  • Necklace
  • bent silver wire, sheet silver, polished moonstone.
  • Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian....
  • 7067.117.2016

Its dimensions are

Overall: 11.2 x 11.1 x 1.9 cm (4 7/16 x 4 3/8 x 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Choker (USA); silver; Overall: 11.2 x 11.1 x 1.9 cm (4 7/16 x 4 3/8 x 3/4 in.); Gift of Irena Brynner; 1991-165-3

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