Necklace
Frank Gardner Hale
(American, 1876–1945)
after 1906
Medium/TechniqueGold, citrine, garnet
Credit LineGift of Terry Somerson in loving memory of Paul Somerson
Accession number2021.452
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionDuring the early twentieth-century Boston was a hub for American arts and crafts metaljewelryd jewerly. Boston jewelers like Frank Gardner Hale created a look that celebrated colorful gemstones and polychrome enamel. Thstyle includede included scrolling wirework motifs, leaves, and necklace - this necklace is a key example of pioneeredpoioneered by Boston artists. This necklace corresponds with an original watercolor drawing in the MFA’s Hale archive (SC.Hale.1-9). Executed in slightly different colors it sheds light on changes that may have happened between the design and fabrication of this work of art.
ProvenanceBy 2007, sold by Skinner Auctions, Boston to Terry and Paul Somerson, Westport, MA; 2021, gift of Terry Somerson to the MFA. (Accession date: June 16, 2021)
19th century
