Elsie Freund, Pendant with Drops, 1960-1965, glass, silver, and clay, 7 1⁄8 x 4 3⁄8 x 3⁄8 in. (18.2 x 11.2 x 1.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jane Hershey, 1991.30
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Pendant with Drops
- Artist
- Date
- 1960-1965
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 7 1⁄8 x 4 3⁄8 x 3⁄8 in. (18.2 x 11.2 x 1.0 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jane Hershey
- Mediums Description
- glass, silver, and clay
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1991.30
Artwork Description
This pendant, like many of Elsa Freund’s works, showcases her handcrafted “stones.” She shaped them out of clay and fired them, then added enamel and glaze, and fired them again. Shaped like river rocks, they have a natural quality, but their design and luster come from the artist’s imagination. Freund once said that “there are two ways to approach jewelry making. One is to give a precious stone a proper setting. The other is to give something of no particular value a worth by making it a thing of beauty. Of the two methods, I prefer the latter.”