Snail shell pendant

Marguerite Stix (American, born in Vienna, 1908–1975)

American

late 1960s

Object Place: United States

Medium/Technique Shell, yellow gold, emerald, and moonstone

Dimensions Height x width x depth: 8 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in.)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously

Accession Number2011.26

NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionThe pendant has a bail that opens to facilitate attachment to a ribbon or chain.

Marks Unmarked

ProvenanceBy 2010, with Kimberly Klostermann Jewelry, Cincinnati, OH; 2011, purchased from Klosterman by MFA (Accession date: January 26, 2011)