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Object Description
| Type |
Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Necklace, circa 1915. Horn, glass, silk. Elizabeth Bontë, Paris (France). Gift of Miss Neva Douglas. 1976.81.1 |
| Title | Necklace |
| Artists/Makers | Bontë, Elizabeth (designer) |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | 1900-1930 |
| Physical Description | Necklace, of carved horn, brown and blue-green glass beads on a brown silk cord: pendant is a stylized dragonfly from carved and pigmented horn, teardrop shaped blue-green bead hangs from the bottom; brown silk cord necklace decorated with knots, blue-green and brown glass beads. |
| Materials/Techniques |
horn (animal material) silk (textile) beads (pierced objects) |
| Dimensions | Total length 20.5 in; Pendant length 4.5 in; Pendant width 3.25 in |
| Object History | Necklace given to donor as a gift from Mrs. Rorimer, whose husband was with Rorimer-Brooks decorator firm of Cleveland. |
| Curatorial Statement | Elizabeth Bonte was one of the few women involved in creating Art Nouveau jewelry. Bonte studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. She merged her workshop with another jeweler, George Pierre, where they worked together creating art nouveau jewelry until 1936. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
costume accessories jewelry |
| Object Types | necklaces |
| Credit Line | Gift of Miss Neva Douglas |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved. |
| Object Number | 1976.81.1 |
| Image File Name | ICHi-85058; ICHi-85059; ICHi-85060 |
| Language | English |
| Repository |
Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Go to https://images.chicagohistory.org for purchase or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
Description
| Title | i85058 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Go to https://images.chicagohistory.org for purchase or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
