Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- Earrings is one of six jewelry pieces Miyé Matsukata made for a commission. The artist was asked to design pieces around loose diamonds that the client supplied. Because 24k gold is too soft to work in alone, Matsukata laminated the earrings with 18k gold, making then strong enough to hold the stones and durable enough to wear. She wanted the works to be well-balanced, comfortable to wear, and pleasing to the eye.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- Miye Matsukata, born Tokyo, Japan 1922-died Boston, MA 1981
- Date
- ca. 1973
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Harold Rubenstein in memory of his wife Irma Sims Rubenstein
- Medium
- 18k and 24k gold with diamonds
- Dimensions
- 2 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. (5.1 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm.)
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Jewelry
- Crafts
