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Description: | Composed of polished spherical beads of jade. They are arranged on three woven strands which are linked by two vertical drops and fasten with a ball and noose woven in thread. This is part of the collection of jewellery associated with the estate of James McNeill Whistler. The exact ownership of this piece has not yet been established, but it may have been owned by Beatrice Whistler and her family or the Whistler family. The necklace is worn by Rosalind Birnie Philip in the portrait The Jade Necklace 46382. Birnie Philip Bequest 1958. |
License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ |
Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Subjects: | JEWELLERY : NECKLACE : JADE : WHISTLER CENTENARY : : |
Source: | Hunterian Museum |
Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... |
Language: | en-GB |
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