Necklace

Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany & Co.

1914–15 · Alexandrite, semi-precious stones, gold · The American Wing

A compendium of semiprecious stones-opals, garnets, tourmalines, carnelians, and amber-some left in their naturally irregular shapes, are interspersed with hammered gold beads on a hand-wrought chain. A large alexandrite, weighing more than forty carats, forms a single pendant. The unusual stone, made even more exceptional by its size, changes color with the light, a property that must have appealed to Tiffany. It appears as a deep amber in transmitted or artificial light and as a soft olive green in reflected light.

Artist

Louis C. Tiffany|Tiffany & Co.

Date

1914–15

Medium

Alexandrite, semi-precious stones, gold

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Sarah E. Hanley, 1946