"Swami-style" Necklace | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1895.623
People: Peter Orr
Title: "Swami-style" Necklace
Classification: Jewelry
Work Type: necklace
Date: mid 19th century
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Tamil Nadu
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/232521

Physical Descriptions

Medium: 22 karat gold-plated
Dimensions: 5.72 x 51.44 cm (2 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mrs. William Hayes Fogg, New York, NY, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Mrs. William Hayes Fogg
Accession Year: 1895
Object Number: 1895.623
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Linked openwork, 11 teardrop-shaped links on top, 9 on bottom; pendant oval with relief of goddess and snakes, also goddess on clasp. Depicts two standing frontal figures and peacock; Kumara, one of Shiva's sons mounted on a peacock (right of centre) with attendant figures.

Exhibition History

Silver and Shawls: India, Europe, and the Colonial Art Market, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/27/2005 - 01/29/2006

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1895.623: "Swami-style" Necklace