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Collections

Helen Shirk
'Pendant with Phantom Quartz'1974

Not on view
Silver-toned metal necklace with an open looping collar and a geometric pendant of parallel bars cradling a blush-pink rectangular element
Close-up of a sterling silver cuff bracelet's inner surface, showing engraved maker's mark, a rectangular "STERLING" stamp, and the date 1974.
Artist or Maker
Helen Shirk
United States, New York, Buffalo, born 1942, active San Diego
Title
'Pendant with Phantom Quartz'
Date Made
1974
Medium
Silver, phantom quartz
Dimensions
14 1/4 × 9 × 1 in. (36.2 × 22.86 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2013.221.33
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.