Earrings

Jacqueline Ott, Earrings, ca. 1975, silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.159.1A-B
Jacqueline Ott, Earrings, ca. 1975, silver, each: 1 1⁄16 x 1 1⁄2 in. (4.0 x 3.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.159.1A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Earrings
Artist
Date
ca. 1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
each: 1 1⁄16 x 1 1⁄2 in. (4.0 x 3.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
silver
Classifications
Object Number
1975.159.1A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.159.1A-B

Artwork Description

The design for these earrings is unusual in that each is composed from a single basic shape of a flowing triangle. This has been drawn out to wire thinness to fashion the earring stem. The flawless texture of these pieces calls attention to the interplay of light and dark upon the silver’s reflective surface and shows Jacqueline Ott’s preference for simple compositions that emphasize the natural beauty of the precious metal.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Roberto Lugo, DNA Study Revisited, 2022, urethane resin life cast, foam, wire, and acrylic paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 2024.19
DNA Study Revisited
Artist
Date2022
urethane resin life cast, foam, wire, and acrylic paint
On view
Roberto Lugo, Juicy, 2021, glazed stoneware, enamel paint, luster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery and the 40th anniversary of the Alliance, 2021.68, © 2020, Roberto Lugo
Juicy
Artist
Date2021
glazed stoneware, enamel paint, luster
On view
Roberto Lugo, Frederick Douglass and Anna Murray Douglass Vase, 2021, glazed ceramic with enamel paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in part through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2022.5
Frederick Douglass and Anna Murray Douglass Vase
Artist
Date2021
glazed ceramic with enamel paint
Not on view