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| Keywords: Tiffany and Company - Pendant Necklace - Walters 572168 - Detail.jpg The lavish use of colored gemstones in this piece is thought to reflect the influence of Louis Comfort Tiffany 1848-1933 the artist and glass designer who served as director of the Artistic Jewelry Department of Tiffany Co following the death of his father C L Tiffany in 1902 This necklace was purchased as a wedding present for Ellen du Pont Wheelwright whose house Goodstay is in Wilmington Delaware In the center of the pendant is a large blue zircon surrounded by canary diamonds alternating with smaller diamonds of various hues green demantoid garnets and amethysts The triple chain is of platinum links and variously colored pearls ca 1910 1915 platinum zircons blue zircon canary diamonds variously colored diamonds green demantoid garnets amethysts colored pearls at maximum extention cm 40 5 20 5 accession number 57 2168 35485 Ellen du Pont Wheelwright Wilmington Delaware by gift wedding gift Ellen Meeds Perkins by inheritance Walters Art Museum Gift of Ellen Meeds Perkins in memory of her mother Ellen du Pont Wheelwright 1991 Tiffany Retrospective Designs from Tiffany Co 1837-1999 Daimaru Museum Umeda-Osaka Osaka; Mitsukoshi Gallery Fukuoka Fukuoka 1999 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 place of origin New York New York USA Walters Art Museum license Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Diamond jewellery designed by Tiffany Co Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Necklaces Gemstone jewellery 1910s fashion | ||||
