Please contact the Art Institute of Chicago
(http://www.artic.edu/aic/contact.html)

They had a exhibition of Renaissance jewelry several
years ago which contained several examples -- some
were known to have been carved by women artists.

Thanx!

Danita Fleck
Graduate Student (MA in Art History)
San Jose State University


--- "Cascio, Chris" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Candace,
> 
> Seems to me that fruit stones are just another
> common material lying
> around for idle whittlers and the like to practice
> their craft.  The
> Historical Society of Delaware has several examples
> of peach pit
> carvings executed by Confederate prisoners at Fort
> Delaware.
> 
> Chris Cascio
> Pottsgrove Manor historic site
> Pottstown, PA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Candace Perry
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:55 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] peach stone jewelry
> 
> Greetings:  I had an inquiry today about jewelry --
> or little decorative
> objects -- carved out of peach stones (or pits). 
> I'm familiar with the
> tiny
> baskets that were made, and I believe I even have
> one here in the
> collection
> that dates to perhaps 1900-1910.
> Does anyone have any ideas of the origin of this
> craft?  It seems to me
> something along the lines of whimsies/tramp
> art/something like that, but
> I
> don't know where to start.
> Ideas?
> Candace Perry
> Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
> 
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