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1992

  • Work on this object began.

1993

  • We acquired this object.

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2024

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Thorn Beads Necklace Necklace

This is a necklace. It was designed by Pier Voulkos. It is dated 1992 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is polymer clay, metal wire. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Pier Voulkos. It is credited Gift of Julie: Artisans' Gallery, New York, and Pier Voulkos.

  • Desert Necklace Necklace
  • slip cast and glazed ceramic, silver, cork.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-45
  • Tropical Punch Necklace
  • glass, crystal, resin, metal and plastic beads, ribbon, thread, gold.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-95

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (clasped): 20 x 18.5 x 4 cm (7 7/8 x 7 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Thorn Beads Necklace Necklace; Designed by Pier Voulkos (American, born 1952); USA; polymer clay, metal wire; H x W x D (clasped): 20 x 18.5 x 4 cm (7 7/8 x 7 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Gift of Julie: Artisans' Gallery, New York, and Pier Voulkos; 1993-82-1

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