Earrings

Van der Straeten

late 1970s–early 1980s · a,b) metal · Costume Institute

An important aspect of Mrs. Kempner's style was her elegant simplicity. Though she had important examples of JAR, Verdura and others, and an extensive collection of costume jewelry from Chanel, Saint Laurent and Kenneth Jay Lane, she was not one to gild the lily, preferring instead to place a few pieces as accents.

Artist

Van der Straeten

Date

late 1970s–early 1980s

Medium

a,b) metal

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Thomas L. Kempner, 2006