Jewelry of Ideas: Gifts from the Susan Grant Lewin Collection

 

This exhibition was on display from November 10, 2017 to May 28, 2018.

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  • Canvas Brooch
  • painted canvas on wood, applied tin, silver, iron.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-91
  • Continuum Brooch
  • silver, sealing wax.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-92
  • Flyer Necklace
  • cut and drilled elm wood, cord.
  • Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian....
  • 7067.109.2016
  • No 953 Brooch
  • painted wood, plastic, silver, painted acrylic.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-93
  • Three Cone Necklace Necklace
  • gold, nickel alloy, unglazed stoneware (jasperware).
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-94
  • Tropical Punch Necklace
  • glass, crystal, resin, metal and plastic beads, ribbon, thread, gold.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-95
  • Necklace
  • antique textile, rubber, onyx, nylon, zinc.
  • Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian....
  • 7067.113.2016
  • Necklace
  • H x W x D: 34.2 × 24 × 1.5 cm (13 7/16 × 9 7/16 × 9/16 in.).
  • Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian....
  • 7067.114.2016
  • Twisted Circles Brooch
  • cold connected - riveted stainless steel and acrylic.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-96
  • Necklace
  • enameled steel, steel, silver, sawn, embossed, enamelled, mounted.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-97
  • Necklace
  • bent silver wire, sheet silver, polished moonstone.
  • Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian....
  • 7067.117.2016
  • Brooch
  • cut, polished, assembled and cold-connected stainless steel sheets and steel....
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2022-42-5
  • Signature Piece Necklace
  • mass-produced metal-rimmed key tags, ink.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-99
  • Ojo de Agua Necklace
  • handmade paper.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-100
  • Mitla Necklace
  • handmade paper.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-101
  • Modernette Cuff Bracelet
  • copper, brass (alloy).
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-102
  • Bracelet
  • bent brass and silver wire.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-103
  • Angular Brooch
  • bent and flattened brass and copper wire.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-104
  • Necklace
  • dominos, silver, leather cord.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-105
  • Brooch
  • ferrotype (or "tintype"), silver, silver wire, rubies, markasite.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-106
  • Ginger Brooch
  • electroformed silver.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-110
  • Clockwork Love Wings Gold Necklace In Box
  • chemically etched, gold-plated stainless steel (necklace, key and tag); wood....
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-111-a/d
  • No. 203A Bangle Bracelet
  • silver, rutilated smoky quartz.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-112
  • Whorl Pendant Neckpiece
  • carved cow and ox bone, snake vertebrae, resin, plastic (found objects),....
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2022-42-6
  • Grey Heron Airplane Ring Object With Ring
  • textile (viscose, polyester/polyamide), plastic heron, 14kt white gold, glass....
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-113-a/c
  • Bracelet
  • pvc, paper.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-114
  • Spaces Necklace
  • H x W x D: 54 × 12.4 × 2.7 cm (21 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 1 1/16 in.).
  • Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian....
  • 7067.138.2016
  • Sasso Brooch, 2000
  • electroformed copper, silver, mixed media, magnets (clasp).
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-115
  • Necklace
  • bent silver wire.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-116
  • Brooch
  • gold, niello, enamel.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-117
  • Gyro Bangle Bracelet
  • silver, lathe turned aluminum.
  • The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
  • 2016-34-118