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Necklace
Marianne Hunter (American)
American
1991
Medium/Technique
Gold, silver, grisaille enamel, gold and silver foil, druzy agates, carnelian, honey moonstone
Dimensions
Length: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Karen S. Rotenberg
Accession Number2016.756
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionGold, silver, and moonstone necklace with five plaques. Plaques feature metalwork foliate, brown and white spotted druzy, a detailed enamel of black and white leopard, carnelian, and honey moonstone. Silver reverse is incribed with a poem: : "Leopard Lily Laughing/In the shimmer of starlight/ In the glow of a leopard/ moon."
Signed
Marianne Hunter 6-91
Marks
#1943; 24K; 14K; S.S.
Inscriptions"Leopard Lily Laughing/In the shimmer of starlight/ In the glow of a leopard/ moon."
Provenance1964-2008, sold by the artist to Karen Rotenberg, Boston; 2016, gift of Karen Rotenberg to the MFA. (Accession date: November 9, 2016)
CopyrightMarianne Hunter