Cuff Bracelet

Miye Matsukata, Cuff Bracelet, ca. 1970, 14k and 18k gold with rubies and sapphire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alexander and Margit Matoltsy, 2003.43
Miye Matsukata, Cuff Bracelet, ca. 1970, 14k and 18k gold with rubies and sapphire, 1 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄2 in. diam. irregular (4.2 x 6.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alexander and Margit Matoltsy, 2003.43

Artwork Details

Title
Cuff Bracelet
Artist
Date
ca. 1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄2 in. diam. irregular (4.2 x 6.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander and Margit Matoltsy
Mediums
Mediums Description
14k and 18k gold with rubies and sapphire
Classifications
Object Number
2003.43
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2003.43

Artwork Description

In 1968, Miyé Matsukata said, "I would like to maintain a spirit of design that is quiet and free. I feel metal can have a life if it has motion and less rigid confines." With the layering of fluid shapes, this bracelet assumes the lightness she hoped to achieve.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Miye Matsukata, Earrings, ca. 1973, 18k and 24k gold with diamonds, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Harold Rubenstein in memory of his wife Irma Sims Rubenstein, 1991.106A-B
Earrings
Artist
Dateca. 1973
18k and 24k gold with diamonds
Not on view
Miye Matsukata, Cuff Bracelet, ca. 1970, 14k and 18k gold with rubies and sapphire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alexander and Margit Matoltsy, 2003.43
Cuff Bracelet
Artist
Dateca. 1970
14k and 18k gold with rubies and sapphire
Not on view
Miye Matsukata, Belt with Jade Carving, n.d., 24k gold-plated sterling silver, 18k gold, leather, and jade, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English and H. Peter Stern in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2007.47.19
Belt with Jade Carving
Artist
Daten.d.
24k gold-plated sterling silver, 18k gold, leather, and jade
Not on view
Image Not Available
Brooch
Artist
Daten.d.
gold, diamonds, and pearl
Not on view