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Richard Mawdsley
'Albatross Boston Tea Medal' Necklace1999-2000

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Silver and gold-toned necklace with bone or ivory chain segments and a large pendant featuring a small sculpted figure flanked by symmetrical rod clusters resembling organ pipes
Mixed-media pendant necklace in silver and gold-toned metal, with a rectangular central compartment housing a miniature silver teapot and serpentine forms; flanking cylindrical tube elements suggest outstretched arms, topped by a circular disc head, suspended from a chain of rectangular gold-toned links.
Assemblage necklace with a large pendant composed of stacked rectangular forms in gold-toned and silver metal, suggesting a stylized frontal figure with outstretched arms; chain features alternating flat links and small spherical elements.
Close-up of a silver object's reverse, showing stamped maker's mark "RM" above a rectangular cartouche stamped "STERLING" on a lightly scratched surface.
Artist or Maker
Richard Mawdsley
United States, born 1945
Title
'Albatross Boston Tea Medal' Necklace
Date Made
1999-2000
Medium
Silver with gilding
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 7/8 in. (34.93 × 13.97 × 2.22 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2015.252.68
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.
Copyright
© Richard Mawdsley