Object Details
Artist
Florence Koehler, born Jackson, MI 1861-died Rome, Italy 1944
Luce Center Label
Florence Koehler hated the finish of polished gold, and “muted” her pieces with semitransparent white enamel. Her choice of gemstones defied convention: she used cabochons (unfaceted stones), and preferred pearls to diamonds. Koehler based her designs on the gemstones, which she chose according to the personality of the individual for whom she was making the piece. (Laurie Eglington Kaldis, ed., Portrait of an Artist, 1947)
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Elizabeth Sharpe
Date
ca. 1905-1935
Object number
1981.105.3
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Decorative Arts-Jewelry
Crafts
Medium
enameled gold and sapphires
Dimensions
1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (0.7 x 2.7 cm.) diam.
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Department
Renwick Gallery
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1981.105.3