Artwork Details
- Title
- Necklace with Bigg’s Canyon Jasper
- Artist
- Date
- 1972
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- necklace: 6 5⁄8 x 5 1⁄2 in. (16.7 x 14.1 cm) stone: 1 1⁄4 x 1 3⁄4 in. (3.3 x 4.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase
- Mediums Description
- gold and jasper
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1975.160
Artwork Description
The “picture jasper” used in Necklace with Bigg’s Canyon Jasper comes from the Columbia River valley, and takes its name from the colors and striations that suggest landscapes. The simplified gold elements allow the stone to remain the focus of the piece.