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Necklace with an antique jade pendant
about 2000
Medium/Technique
Vermeil, jade, enamel and silk
Dimensions
Length: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Joanne Herman in memory of Barbara Herman
Accession Number2007.557
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThe necklace consists of a carved light green jade scalloped, round disc over which is centered an out-of round vermeil multi-element stylized bat motifs with filigree and the remains of turquoise enamel. The jade and vermeil components are sewn onto silk which goes over two lengths of pale green rolled silk, knotted at the end and closed with a double-hooked vermeil clasp and gold-colored jump ring. The label found with the piece is on a card on which is printed "Serenity" with a handwritten ink description translating the meaning to be "five blessings and longitivity."
ProvenancePurchased by the Donor in the 1990s; Gift to MFA June 27, 2007