Bracelet

Alma Eikerman, Bracelet, 1980, sterling silver and red brass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase made possible by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1992.93.2
Alma Eikerman, Bracelet, 1980, sterling silver and red brass, 4 144 381 in. (10.811.12.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase made possible by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1992.93.2

Artwork Details

Title
Bracelet
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
4 144 381 in. (10.811.12.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase made possible by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
Mediums
Mediums Description
sterling silver and red brass
Classifications
Object Number
1992.93.2

Artwork Description

The irregular bulges of this bracelet look like water captured in metal. In the artist’s own words, “The true function of jewelry is to decorate, to ornament and thus command attention and admiration. In this sense the ornament must reveal form that is worthy and expressive of its time.”

Works by this artist (8 items)

Isaiah West Taber, Jicorillas Indian, Arizona, ca. 1875, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Richard A. Marksbury, 2009.35
Jicorillas Indian, Arizona
Dateca. 1875
albumen silver print
Not on view
Elias A. Bonine, Isaiah West Taber, Pimos Indians, Arizona, ca. 1875, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.29
Pimos Indians, Arizona
Dateca. 1875
albumen silver print
Not on view
Carleton E. Watkins, The Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, California, 1861, printed after 1875, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.278
The Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, California
Date1861, printed after 1875
albumen silver print
Not on view
Carleton E. Watkins, Isaiah West Taber, Half Dome, Yosemite, California, ca. 1870, printed ca. 1875, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.279
Half Dome, Yosemite, California
Dateca. 1870, printed ca. 1875
albumen silver print
Not on view

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