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Frans van Nieuwenborg
'Closed' Necklacedesigned 1973

Not on view
Polished silver-toned metal ring with a rounded tubular profile, viewed from directly above, with a narrow seam visible at top and bottom center
Close-up gelatin silver print of a curved silver object's base, showing engraved text reading 'FRANS VAN NIEUWENBORG / MARTYN WEGMAN' along the rim.
Artist or Maker
Frans van Nieuwenborg
Netherlands, born 1945
Artist or Maker
Martijn Wegman
Netherlands, born 1955
Title
'Closed' Necklace
Date Made
designed 1973
Medium
Aluminum, elastic cord, polyacetal plastic
Dimensions
7 × 7 × 3/4 in. (17.78 × 17.78 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2016.21.73
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.