Bracelet
Manette van Hamel called her jewelry "sculpture to wear," an apt phrase for this gutsy piece. The three-dimensional abstract shapes and semiprecious cabochons seem to recall the skyscrapers of the metropolis. In her memoirs, van Hamel noted that she drew inspiration from New York City.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bracelet
- Designer: Manette van Hamel (Dutch, Denventer, Holland 1914–2012 Kingston, New York)
- Date: 1970
- Medium: Silver, amazonite, onyx and quartz
- Dimensions: H. 3-3/4, W. 3-1/2 inches (9.5 x 8.9 cm.)
- Classification: Jewelry
- Credit Line: Gift of Manette C. van Hamel, 1992
- Object Number: 1992.208.1ab
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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