The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Chord for a Pendant Brooch

Chord for a Pendant Brooch

1959
(American, 1918–2013)
America, 20th century
silk and gold
Chord: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
Gift from the Ruth and Sherman Lee Collection 2010.464.b
Location: not on view

Description

Commissioned by former Cleveland Museum of Art director Sherman Lee (1918–2008) as a gift for his wife, this brooch incorporates an ancient Assyria hardstone seal that Lee brought back from his travels.
  • Commissioned by Sherman Lee for his wife Ruth; Katherine Lee Reid
  • Miller, John Paul. John Paul Miller collection. 1850-2010, bulk 1940-2000. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. library.clevelandart.org
  • {{cite web|title=Chord for a Pendant Brooch|url=false|author=John Paul Miller|year=1959|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.464.b