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Snail Necklace-Pin (Snail Pin and Necklace Chain)
1956
John Paul Miller
John Paul Miller (American, 1918–2013)
Decorative Art and Design
Snail Necklace-Pin (Snail Pin and Necklace Chain), 1956. John Paul Miller (American, 1918–2013). Gold and enamel; pendant: 6.1 x 2.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 in.); chain: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Silver Jubilee Treasure Fund 1956.113 Artist John Paul Miller demonstrates a mastery of metalworking techniques in this snail pendant brooch. Miller often used a technique he rediscovered in the early 1950s whereby gold granulation was applied to the surface to decorate the snail’s body and antennae, while multicolored enameling enlivens its shell.
- Maker/Artist
- Miller, John Paul
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- gold and enamel
- Dimensions
- Pendant: 6.1 x 2.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 in.); Chain: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1956.113
- Credit Line
- Silver Jubilee Treasure Fund
- Exhibitions
- The May Show: 38th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen, American Craftsmen, Untitled Exhibition, The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years, The Spirit of Cleveland: The Visual Arts Recipients of the Cleveland Arts Prize, 1961-1995
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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