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Snail Necklace-Pin (Snail Pin)

1956
(American, 1918–2013)
America, 20th century
gold and enamel
Pendant: 6.1 x 2.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 in.); Chain: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Silver Jubilee Treasure Fund 1956.113.a
Location: not on view
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Artist John Paul Miller demonstrates a mastery of metalworking techniques in this snail pendant brooch. Miller often used a technique he rediscovered in the early 1950s whereby gold granulation was applied to the surface to decorate the snail’s body and antennae, while multicolored enameling enlivens its shell.
Snail Necklace-Pin (Snail Pin)

Snail Necklace-Pin (Snail Pin)

1956

John Paul Miller

(American, 1918–2013)
America, 20th century

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