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Garlic (Knoblauch) Pendant Necklace

This is a Pendant Necklace. It was designed by David Bielander. It is dated 2009 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is folded sheet silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Bielander often takes inspiration from immediately recognizable objects, in this case a simple garlic bulb. Made of folded silver sheets, Bielander’s masterfully crafted pendant inspires us see this pungent plant in a new guise.

This object was donated by Susan Lewin. It is credited The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 59 × 5 × 4.6 cm (23 1/4 × 1 15/16 × 1 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on front of pendant: Cypher (stylized W?) 9

Cite this object as

Garlic (Knoblauch) Pendant Necklace; Designed by David Bielander (Swiss, b. 1968); folded sheet silver; H x W x D: 59 × 5 × 4.6 cm (23 1/4 × 1 15/16 × 1 13/16 in.); The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; 2016-34-8

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Jewelry of Ideas: Gifts from the Susan Grant Lewin Collection.

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