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Necklace/Bracelet
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Florence Koehler hated the finish of polished gold, and “muted” her pieces with semitransparent white enamel. Her choice of gemstones defied convention: she used cabochons (unfaceted stones), and preferred pearls to diamonds. Koehler based her designs on the gemstones, which she chose according to the personality of the individual for whom she was making the piece. (Laurie Eglington Kaldis, ed., Portrait of an Artist, 1947)
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineNecklace/Bracelet. ca. 1905-1935. Florence Koehler, born Jackson, MI 1861-died Rome, Italy 1944. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Elizabeth Sharpe. CC0.
