Snail Necklace-Pin (Snail Pin)
1956
Pendant: 6.1 x 2.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 in.); Chain: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.113.a
Artist John Paul Miller demonstrates a mastery of metalworking techniques in this snail pendant brooch. Miller often used a technique he rediscovered in the early 1950s whereby gold granulation was applied to the surface to decorate the snail’s body and antennae, while multico...
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Terms
Culture
America
Technique
gold and enamel
Medium
gold and enamel
Genre
Jewelry
Department
Decorative Art and Design
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