calder met & moma

Alexander Calder made over 1,800 pieces of jewelry in hammered, bent and riveted brass, silver and gold. His wife was the lucky recipient of many of the pieces.  

"The Jealous Husband" c. 1940 brass

Necklace brass wire c. 1940

     Hammered silver & string necklace circa 1943
Display head for jewelry c. 1940, Earrings c.1942
     mobile from the collection of MOMA