Squash Blossom Necklace

Artist unidentified

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by unidentified

Dateca. 1960

Mediumsilver, turquoise

Dimensions15 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (39.7 × 6.7 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mrs. D. T. Beals

Terms

Object numberPC1969.9.9

DescriptionA silver squash blossom necklace with a hook and loop clasp, featuring two strands of silver ball beads that merge into one at the yoke. Ten silver embellishments adorned with turquoise cluster work are spaced between silver beads along both sides of the necklace frame, each with stamped and chased designs. The centerpiece is a silver crescent-shaped (naja) pendant, adorned with turquoise and distinguished by open metalwork that forms geometric shapes of negative space.

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