Neck Collar
Object NameNecklace
Artist
Linda MacNeil
(American, b. 1954)
Made FromGlass, Mirrored Plate Glass, 24-karat Gold-plated Brass
Date2021
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueHot-worked, acid-polished, kiln-cast, assembled
SizeOverall H: 16.2 cm, W: 17.5 cm, D: 2.1 cm
Accession Number2021.4.58
Credit LineGift of John and Deb Gross
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionNecklace from the "Neck Collar" Series. Acid-polished hot glass, polished kiln-cast glass, mirrored plate glass, 24-karat gold-plated brass. Cuff-style necklace made of a thick C-shaped tube of acid-polished dusty rose-colored glass; each end of the necklace terminates with a wide 24-karat gold-plated collar topped with a transparent dome-shaped amber glass finial. Mid-section of necklace adorned with a lens-shaped bubbly transparent purple glass piece with gold-plated mount on top; purple glass fused on top of a wider curved piece of bubbly transparent amber glass topped with a band of transparent amber glass. Focal pieces backed with a similarly-shaped piece of mirrored plate glass.Provenance
Source
Deb Gross
- 2021-2021-12-31
This piece was commissioned by the Chicago collector Deb Gross in 2019 and took two years to complete. Ms. Gross offered to donate the work to Karol Wight in late September. The piece had "turned out not to be wearable," as a result of the sizing of the tubular glass collar and Ms. Gross was interested in finding a new home for it, as it is "spectacular and�a tragedy that she can�t wear it." Reviewing the work, Karol Wight and Carole Ann Fabian agreed about the quality of the works and plans were made to add them to the collection.
This piece was commissioned by the Chicago collector Deb Gross in 2019 and took two years to complete. Ms. Gross offered to donate the work to Karol Wight in late September. The piece had "turned out not to be wearable," as a result of the sizing of the tubular glass collar and Ms. Gross was interested in finding a new home for it, as it is "spectacular and�a tragedy that she can�t wear it." Reviewing the work, Karol Wight and Carole Ann Fabian agreed about the quality of the works and plans were made to add them to the collection.
