Squash Blossom Necklace
Datenot dated
Artist
unknown
(unknown)
MediumSilver, turquoise, string
Dimensions16 x 3 1/4 x 5/8 in. (40.6 x 8.3 x 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1982
Object number1982-61.2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Label TextJohn Sloan spent summers in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from 1919 through 1950. Over the years, he, his first wife Dolly, and his second wife Helen acquired many pieces of silver jewelry in the Southwest, including this squash blossom necklace. Produced by Navajo silversmiths since the late 19th century, squash blossom necklaces were also made by Pueblo artisans by the time Sloan was in Santa Fe.
