The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

A gold necklace features a chain of interlocking loops forming a large vertical oval with a finely woven, flexible texture. At the top, a decorative cylindrical clasp joins the two ends, detailed with raised patterns and bands around its circumference. The entire object has a bright, warm yellow color and a reflective surface, its woven structure suggesting a series of minute, repeated chevrons throughout the length of the chain.

Chain for a Cephalopod Pendant Brooch

1985
designer

Potter and Mellen, Inc.

(American)
America
gold
Chain: 41.6 x 0.4 cm (16 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family 2023.100.b
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2023.100.b