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Snail Necklace-Pin (Snail Pin)
1956
John Paul Miller
John Paul Miller (American, 1918–2013)
Decorative Art and Design
Snail Necklace-Pin (Snail Pin), 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.a 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.a
- Credit Line
- Silver Jubilee Treasure Fund
- Exhibitions
- American Craftsmen, Untitled Exhibition, EDUCATORS/EDUCATED: Jewelry & Metals in Ohio, Riffe Gallery, Columbus (11/18/2004 - 1/23/2005), Butler Institute of American Art (2/19/2005 - 5/29/2005), and Cleveland Institute of Art (6/25/2005 - 7/29/2005):, CMA 2010: "The Jewerly of John Paul Miller" (6/15/2010- 1/2/2011), no catalogue
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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