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This silver bracelet is constructed from a set of graduated links set with rectangular pieces of mother of pearl. It closes with a simple tab loop clasp.
bracelets (jewelry)
silver (metal)
mother of pearl
Bracelet
"Mementos: Jewelry of Life and Love from Historic New England": Architect Walter Gropius's niece, Eveline Burchard, who came to visit the Gropiuses in the 1950s, possibly made this silver and mother-of-pearl set. Ise wore it in Athens on vacation in 1954.
Architect Walter Gropius's niece, Eveline Burchard, who came to visit the Gropiuses in the 1950s, possibly made this silver and mother-of-pearl set. Ise wore it in Athens on vacation in 1954.
942
Unknown
1 1/2 (W) (inches)
Museum Accession
2007.15.2
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