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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.

Nancy Worden, 'The Leash' Necklace, 2003, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

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