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William Spratling
Helena Rubinstein Necklace (Gargantilla de Helena Rubinstein)circa 1940

Not on view
Large polished silver pectoral necklace with a crescent-shaped collar, radiating blade forms, winged face relief at center, and star-shaped terminals
Artist or Maker
William Spratling
United States, active Mexico, 1900-1967
Title
Helena Rubinstein Necklace (Gargantilla de Helena Rubinstein)
Date Made
circa 1940
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Pectoral: 7 × 9 in. (17.78 × 22.86 cm) Chain length: 8 in. (20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Goddard Family in Memory of Phyllis Goddard
Accession Number
M.2012.189.1
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes
The sunrays of this pectoral necklace are borrowed from a colonial silver halo of a sculpted image of the Virgin. William Spratling designed the necklace for the famous Polish-American business magnate Helena Rubinstein.
Selected Bibliography
  • Klein, Mason. Helena Rubinstein: Beauty is Power. New York: Jewish Museum, 2014.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2017.
  • Craft in America: Borders & Neighbors. DVD. PBS, 2017.