Calder Jewelry - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brooch

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Inscription: "XIX - II - LVIII"For Louisa on her fifty-third birthday, February 19, 1958

Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Brooch, 1958
Gold and steel wire; 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.
Courtesy Calder Foundation, New York © 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Necklace

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Inscription: "Calder"

Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Necklace, ca. 1943
Silver wire, cord, and ribbon; Loop: 15 3/4 in.; element length: 5 1/4 in.
Courtesy Calder Foundation, New York © 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Bracelet

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Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Bracelet, ca. 1948
Silver wire; 2 3/4 x 6 x 4 in.
Courtesy Calder Foundation, New York© 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Necklace

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Inscription: "CS"

Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Necklace, ca. 1940
Brass wire; 8 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.
Courtesy Calder Foundation, New York© 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Two Bracelets

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Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Two Bracelets, ca. 1945 (silver) and ca. 1940 (brass)
Silver wire; 4 9/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in. Inscription: "Calder"; and brass wire; 4 3/4 x 5 x 2 1/8 in.
Courtesy Calder Foundation, New York © 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Necklace

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Inscription: "CS"

Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Necklace, ca. 1938
Brass wire, glass, and mirror; Loop: 35 1/2 in.; flower: 8 x 8 in.
Courtesy Calder Foundation, New York © 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Caged Crockery

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Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Caged Crockery, ca. 1945
Silver wire and ceramic; Loop: 18 3/4 in.; element: 5 x 2 3/4 in.
Collection Harold and Emily Starr © 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The Jealous Husband

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Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
The Jealous Husband, ca. 1940
Brass wire; 14 x 16 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006 (2006.32.6) © 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Necklace

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Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Necklace, ca. 1940
Brass wire; 23 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006 (2006.32.5)© 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Bracelet

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Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Bracelet, 1940
Brass wire; 2 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006 (2006.32.7)© 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Display Head for Jewelry

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Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Display Head for Jewelry, 1940, and Earrings, ca. 1942
Display Head: sheet metal, wood, paint; Earrings: Silver and steel wire; 3 x 4 5/8 in. each
Display Head: Miani Johnson, New York; Earrings: Private Collection© 2008 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

"V for Victory" Brooch

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