Necklace, Truike Verdegaal, 1998
gold, silver, copper, enamel, porcelain, epoxy, peridot, amethyst, imitation pearls, h 15.5cm × w 6.4cm × w 112.4gr
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© Truike Verdegaal
Art historian and jewellery collector Marjan Unger commissioned this necklace incorporating pieces of her mother’s jewellery. Jewels that would otherwise never be worn again form a new entity in the pendant. Through this kind recycling emotions and memories continue to play an important role. By actively re-using existing components instead of new materials the ‘old’ jewels retain their identity.
