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2013

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2016

2024

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Necklace, Pinkpearl, from Synthetic Delight collection

This is a necklace. It was designed by Jantje Fleischhut.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Jantje Fleischhut as part of Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

It is dated 2013. Its medium is silver, corian, fiber glass, found plastic, resin.

Fleischhut creates evocative pieces of jewelry by combining precious materials with less valuable items. The Pink Pearl necklace comes from Fleischhut’s Synthetic collection. The necklace’s tongue-in-cheek title emphasizes the materiality of the piece and the transformation of plastic (“Pink Pearl”) into something beautiful.

It is credited Courtesy of Ornamentum Gallery.

  • Bangle (India)
  • gold band, glass "gem".
  • Gift of Mrs. Max Farrand.
  • 1953-143-7

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Its dimensions are

L: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

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