Necklace
Jewellery
Inventory number
2021.3.16.5.JW.NC.C1965.FRDescription
Modernist necklace in copper, nickel and zinc alloy called Maillechort. It is composed of a choker made of five flat bent panels, to which is suspended a circle with a hole inside and five small round pendants attached to the bottom.Maillechort is an alloy of copper with nickel and often zinc, sometimes lead also called Nickel-silver because of its silver appearance, even if it does not contain elementary silver (unless the jewelry is then plated silver). It is appreciated for its silver aspect or its metallic white reflection which will know a great success in the fashion movement of the 60s "Space Age Fashion"
Material
MaillechortOrigin
circa 1965 FranceDimensions
Length : 12.5 cmHeight : 23 cm