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- Jewelry Set, 2024 -
- 2024
- Collections - Artifact
Jewelry Set, 2024
- Pendant Necklace made from Expo '74 Concessions Token, 1974 - World's fairs -- traditionally focused on futuristic themes -- came down to earth with Expo '74. "Preserve the Environment" was the theme. Held in Spokane, Washington, along the city's transformed riverfront, the fair attracted over five million visitors. The fair's logo representing air, water and land (among other meanings) could be found on a variety of promotional and souvenir items.
- 1974
- Collections - Artifact
Pendant Necklace made from Expo '74 Concessions Token, 1974
World's fairs -- traditionally focused on futuristic themes -- came down to earth with Expo '74. "Preserve the Environment" was the theme. Held in Spokane, Washington, along the city's transformed riverfront, the fair attracted over five million visitors. The fair's logo representing air, water and land (among other meanings) could be found on a variety of promotional and souvenir items.
- Necklace and Bracelet Set -
- Collections - Artifact
Necklace and Bracelet Set
- "Aduke 'Addy' Walker" American Girl Doll, circa 1995 -
- circa 1995
- Collections - Artifact
"Aduke 'Addy' Walker" American Girl Doll, circa 1995
- "Mediterranean Message" by Linda MacNeil, 2003 -
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
"Mediterranean Message" by Linda MacNeil, 2003
- Necklace, circa 1965 -
- circa 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Necklace, circa 1965
- Peace Symbol Pendant Necklace, Worn by Kathy Duquette, 1970-1975 - The "peace sign" was first designed in 1958 as part of the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. By the late 1960s and 1970s, the symbol -- shown on this necklace -- came to mean that the wearer was an opponent of the Vietnam War. Ultimately, the peace sign came to represent opposition to war in general.
- 1970-1975
- Collections - Artifact
Peace Symbol Pendant Necklace, Worn by Kathy Duquette, 1970-1975
The "peace sign" was first designed in 1958 as part of the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. By the late 1960s and 1970s, the symbol -- shown on this necklace -- came to mean that the wearer was an opponent of the Vietnam War. Ultimately, the peace sign came to represent opposition to war in general.
- Handmade Pendant Necklace, 2010 - The award-winning but controversial Heidelberg Project, begun in 1986, is artist Tyree Guyton's attempt to creatively fight back against the abandonment that scarred his boyhood neighborhood, just east of downtown Detroit. This "necklace from the 'hood," handmade by a local child, was an art project for neighborhood youth to understand how everyday items can be used in the creative process.
- 2010
- Collections - Artifact
Handmade Pendant Necklace, 2010
The award-winning but controversial Heidelberg Project, begun in 1986, is artist Tyree Guyton's attempt to creatively fight back against the abandonment that scarred his boyhood neighborhood, just east of downtown Detroit. This "necklace from the 'hood," handmade by a local child, was an art project for neighborhood youth to understand how everyday items can be used in the creative process.
- Necklace, Pendant and Earrings, circa 1865 - Nineteenth-century women purchased jewelry in matching sets that were intended to be worn together. Full sets usually included a necklace, brooch, bracelet, and earrings. This partial gold and amethyst (purple quartz) set was probably paired with a low-cut evening gown and worn by a well-to-do lady around the time of the American Civil War.
- circa 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Necklace, Pendant and Earrings, circa 1865
Nineteenth-century women purchased jewelry in matching sets that were intended to be worn together. Full sets usually included a necklace, brooch, bracelet, and earrings. This partial gold and amethyst (purple quartz) set was probably paired with a low-cut evening gown and worn by a well-to-do lady around the time of the American Civil War.
- Necklace, circa 1885 -
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Necklace, circa 1885