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Collections

Nancy Worden
'Armed and Dangerous' Necklace1998

Not on view
Necklace with silver disc links set with malachite cabochons, brass rifle cartridge pendants with black tips, and a large mottled green stone cross pendant with a faceted black center stone
Mixed-media necklace strung with brass bullet casings and silver-toned medallions set with pale green stones, suspending a large flat metal cross pendant with stamped text inscription.
Artist or Maker
Nancy Worden
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, 1954-2021, active Washington, Seattle
Title
'Armed and Dangerous' Necklace
Date Made
1998
Medium
US currency, brass rifle shells, onyx, malachite, silver, acrylic, gold
Dimensions
14 1/8 × 9 7/8 × 3/4 in. (35.88 × 25.08 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2013.221.40
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.