Slice bracelet (two of three)

Elsa Peretti (Italian, 1940 – 2021)
For: Roy Halston Frowick, known as Halston (American, 1932–1990)
Worn by: Naomi Sims (American, 1948 - 2009)

American

early 1970s

Object Place: United States

Medium/Technique Ivory

Dimensions Height x width x depth: 10.7 x 12.2 x 0.7 cm (4 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession Number2010.535

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets

DescriptionThis bracelet, once owned by supermodel Naomi Sims, is a thin, undulating, biomorphic bangle of carved ivory. Both Elsa Peretti and Sims were Halstonettes.

Marks Unmarked

ProvenanceEarly 1970s, Naomi Sims (b. 1948- d. 2009), New York; 2009, by inheritance to Sims's estate; sold by Sims's estate to Kimberly Klosterman Jewelry; sold by Klosterman to an anonymous buyer; anonymous gift to the MFA (Accession date: June 16, 2010)