Bracelet

Alexander Calder, Bracelet, n.d., brass, 4 3⁄8 x 6 x 5 3⁄4 in. (11.2 x 15.3 x 14.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Calder, 1968.7.3

Artwork Details

Title
Bracelet
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
4 3⁄8 x 6 x 5 3⁄4 in. (11.2 x 15.3 x 14.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Calder
Mediums
Mediums Description
brass
Classifications
Object Number
1968.7.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.7.3

Artwork Description

Alexander Calder made numerous pieces of jewelry throughout his career, including an engagement ring for his wife, Louisa. He was one of the first artist-jewelers to experiment with ordinary metals and stones during the 1930s, and would often include copper wire, glass, or leather in his spiraling designs. Bracelet is made from brass, a more malleable material than the steel in which Calder usually worked, and its impressive size is obviously intended for someone with an equally large personality!

Works by this artist (4 items)

James Reid Lambdin, Samuel Hopkins Lambdin, 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.3
Samuel Hopkins Lambdin
Artist
Date1850
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Reid Lambdin, Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O'Hara Cochran), ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.2
Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O’Hara Cochran)
Artist
Dateca. 1850
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Reid Lambdin, George Cochran Lambdin, ca. 1845, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.1
George Cochran Lambdin
Artist
Dateca. 1845
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Reid Lambdin, John Sartain, William Henry Harrison, 1808-1897, mezzotint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1966.48.25
William Henry Harrison
Artist
Date1808-1897
mezzotint
Not on view

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Da. Barbara Vizcarrondo de Elzaburu
Artist
Unidentified (Puerto Rican)
Date19th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
George Catlin, Portrait of Mary Catlin, ca. 1827, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Morse, 1984.139.2
Portrait of Mary Catlin
Artist
Dateca. 1827
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Thomas Edwards, R.M. Copeland, ca. 1825, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.4
R.M. Copeland
Artist
Dateca. 1825
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Alexander McDougall, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1946.12.2
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Dateca. 1835
watercolor on ivory
Not on view