necklace

Object NameNecklace

Maker Andrej Jakab (born 1950)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1993-1994

Place MadeSlovakia

Techniquefused in a mold, cut, polished

SizeL: 27.6 cm, D(rings,apx): 20.1 cm, L(pendant): 8.4 cm, W(pendant): 5.9 cm, Th(pendant): 1.5 cm

Accession Number94.3.104

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent light amethyst, orange, amber, cobalt blue, aqua, metallic silver lead glasses; pieces of colored glass are fused in a mold, cut, polished. Triangular (isosceles) pendant that hangs down from short side; broad flat front surface, colored with irregular striations (from top edge: long wide stripe of amethyst flanked by small triangle of amber then two long strips of blue and colorless, all bands converge on orange tip), back of pendant is cut in a broad bevel extending from approximate center to wide end, that cut shapes the sides of pendant into obtuse triangles; overall pitting; small cylindrical ring is adhered to back side near top edge, double silver or stainless steel wire circular neck ring with ends bent into simple hook and eye closure supports pendant; inscribed in block letters on one narrow side: "JACAB 93".
Provenance

Source Gallerie Waldrich - 1994-02-22