drawings from italy in the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum necklaces, 18th century jewellery

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Drawing, Designs for Two Necklaces and Two Chains, 1785–90 (CH 18552447)

Drawing, Designs for Two Necklaces and Two Chains, 1785–90 (CH 1855244...

Jewelry designs for two necklaces and two chains. Above at right, the right side of a necklace with green diamonds, and alternative suggestions for the chain, ovals of a different shape being connected by blos... More

Drawing, Design for a Necklace, late 18th century (CH 18552675)

Drawing, Design for a Necklace, late 18th century (CH 18552675)

Jewelry design for a necklace. For the chain, four different shapes are suggested. Hanging from a knotted ribbon is an oval pendant with a bouquet of flowers tied with ribbon in the center, framed by a row of ... More

Drawing, Designs for a Necklace and Three Chains, late 18th century (CH 18552789)

Drawing, Designs for a Necklace and Three Chains, late 18th century (C...

Jewelry designs for a necklace and three chains, arranged on a diagonal vertically, one above the other. At top, a piece of a chain, interlaced ribbons with disks and square diamonds; then, part of the right h... More

Drawing, Design for a Necklace, late 18th century (CH 18552761)

Drawing, Design for a Necklace, late 18th century (CH 18552761)

Jewelry design for a necklace. The chain consists of entwined scrolls, each having a knot at its thinner middle part. The ends of the scrolls are forming compartments filled by disks. Hanging from a rosette wi... More

Drawing, Designs for Two Necklaces and a Chain, late 18th century (CH 18554171)

Drawing, Designs for Two Necklaces and a Chain, late 18th century (CH ...

Jewelry designs for two necklaces and a chain. The right sides, each below the other. Above, the chain consists of entwined bands, connected by blossoms; hanging on a knot a drop framed by the entwined bands. ... More

Drawing, Design for a Necklace with Alternative Suggestions, late 18th century (CH 18554309)

Drawing, Design for a Necklace with Alternative Suggestions, late 18th...

Jewelry design for a necklace. The chain and the upper part of the pendant consist of blossoms, respectively disks, connected by crossed scrolls of ribbon with disks, respectively with and without a scalloped ... More

Drawing, Design for a Necklace, mid- 18th century (CH 18554791)

Drawing, Design for a Necklace, mid- 18th century (CH 18554791)

Jewelry design for a necklace made up of an ornamented chain with hanging pendants at center. The chain consists of interlaced oval escutcheons of ribbons and wreaths, connected by blossoms in the center of th... More