Photographs of Miye Matsukata jewelry, 1976

Collection Information

Size: 2 Photographic prints, col., 8 x 13 cm.

Summary: Photographs taken by Miye Matsukata of a ring she designed for Sarah W. Bartlett. The verso contains notes by Bartlett based on comments by Matsukata.

Biographical/Historical Note

Miye Matsukata (1922-1981) was a Japanese American jewelry designer and metalsmith based in Boston, Massachusetts. She worked at her jewelry firm Janiye in Boston from 1950 to her death.

Provenance

Donated 1990 by Sarah W. Bartlett.

Language Note

English .

Alternative Forms Available

35mm microfilm reel 4500 (fr. 491-495) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Access

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How to Cite This Collection

Photographs of Miye Matsukata jewelry, 1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.