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Nancy Worden
'The Leash' Necklace2003

Not on view
Bracelet with caramel fur pom-poms separated by small disk and seed beads, with a lobster clasp, eye-like closure element, and silver wrist loop
Close-up of a silver coin or medal surface showing stamped text reading "WORDEN" in raised block letters, with partial relief designs including a flag, eagle, and Latin text fragments visible across the worn, scratched metal.
Sterling silver cuff bracelet with a hammered, textured surface, stamped repeatedly with the word "STERLING" and dollar signs in varying orientations across the band.
Artist or Maker
Nancy Worden
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, 1954-2021, active Washington, Seattle
Title
'The Leash' Necklace
Date Made
2003
Medium
Mink, US currency, silver, brass, nickel, freshwater pearls, mother of pearl, glass, chrome-plated metal
Dimensions
Necklace: 9 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (23.5 × 22.23 × 6.99 cm) Leash length: 19 3/4 in. (50.17 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2013.221.39
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Lauria, Jo. "Inside Track: Jewelry to Think By." American Craft 76, no.5 (2016): 22, 24.
  • 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.
Copyright
© Nancy L. Worden