Pendant Necklace | Types | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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A luxurious green emerald and pale sapphire blue Art Deco pendant highlighted by three larger emeralds, presented with the necklace curved into an outline resembling the letter 'C'. The strand of oval- and baroque-shaped cabochon sapphire beads alternate with carved and fluted emerald beads and diamond rondelles. The pendant is suspended from two diamond-set loops connected to two channel-set sapphire loops. The tiered pendant is composed of three graduated emeralds, a pavé-set diamond boule, and a sapphire bead; the top emerald is secured by three diamond prongs, the central elongated diamond/leaf-shaped emerald partly bordered with pavé-set diamonds and two sapphire-set prongs; and the larger hexagonal emerald at the bottom carved with a flower motif. The large gem is set within a diamond-set bezel and four arrow-shaped prongs with channel-set buff-top sapphires mounted in platinum. The 1920s and 30s was also a time during which European jewelers were inspired by vibrant color combinations from Persian and Indian collections. The emeralds Cartier incorporated into the piece were of Colombian origin, imported into India beginning in the late seventeenth century. With the color green came the complementary blue -- emeralds and sapphires which forged Cartier's favorite combination representing the colors of the peacock, an emblem ubiquitous in Indian art and the country's national bird. Art Deco ornamentation is evident in the sapphire-set arrow-shaped motifs as well as the diamond-set prongs.

Pendant Necklace, Timken, 1925
emeralds, sapphires, diamonds, platinum.
Lent by Pierre Chen, Taiwan.
8.2017.1

Spiegel Pendant Necklace

Spiegel Pendant Necklace
mirrored camera lens, blackened silver, stainless steel, nylon cord.
Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian....
7067.66.2016

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Pendant Necklace

Pendant Necklace
diamonds, carved jade, platinum.
Neil Lane Collection.
59.2016.19

Garlic (Knoblauch) Pendant Necklace

Garlic (Knoblauch) Pendant Necklace
folded sheet silver.
The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
2016-34-8

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A circular necklace made from a thin steel cable with no visible clasp, with a pendant made from a triangular section of medium-toned wood picture frame molding, with undulating ogee curves, lateral grain and some wormhole texture.

Pendant Pendant Necklace
picture frame fragment, wood, steel.
The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
2016-34-62

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.