Necklace
Datec. 1900-1904
Artist
Archibald Knox
(British painter, designer, 1864–1933)
MediumGold, set with turquoise matrix and hung with rough pearls
Dimensions11 7/8 × 1 1/2 × 1/8 in. (30.2 × 3.8 × 0.3 cm)
pendant: 1 1/16 × 1 1/2 in. (2.7 × 3.8 cm)
greatest length: 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
pendant: 1 1/16 × 1 1/2 in. (2.7 × 3.8 cm)
greatest length: 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. H. W. Janson, 1976
Object number1976-46
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ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Label TextLiberty's added jewelry to it's line in 1883, recognizing the potential of the new "aesthetic" for hand-crafted jewelry. Archibald Knox was one of Liberty's principal designers. The design of this necklace with it's abstract shaped pendants is very much in keeping with the art nouveau style newly appearing on the European continent.