Betty Cooke
Necklace
1947-1949
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Betty Cooke
Necklace
1947-1949
Physical Qualities
Sterling silver, 6 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in. (15.2 x 12.1 x 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Saidie A. May
Object Number
1950.91
Baltimore-born designer Betty Cooke’s hammered silver necklace splits into three lines: an upward curve around the neck and two feather-like forms that float across the neckline. Cooke is a celebrated pioneer of Studio Craft, a mid-20thcentury artistic movement that valued handmade objects over manufactured designs. To kickstart her career in the early 1940s, she hitchhiked with a friend across America, hand-delivering her work to jewelry stores.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1950; Saidie A. May
Susan Helen Adler, "Saidie May Pioneer of Early 20th Century Collecting" Baltimore: Stonehouse Design, 2008, p. 259.
Markings: BACK: stamped, "BETTY COOKE" and "STERLING"
On View at the BMA
