Collection Information
Size: 7 Items
Summary: Five slides of jewelry designed and made by Miye Matsukata; a letter from Matsukata to Ostrum; and a clipping about her work.
Sarepta Pierpont Ostrum papers relating to Miye Matsukata jewelry, 1979-1982
Ostrum, Sarepta Pierpont, 1922-
Collector
Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
Ostrum is a collector; Califon, New Jersey. 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 1984 by Sarepta Pierpont Ostrum.
Language Note
English .
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
The letter and the clipping are photocopies.
Restrictions on Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
How to Cite This Collection
Sarepta Pierpont Ostrum papers relating to Miye Matsukata jewelry, 1979-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Tags
- Ostrum, Sarepta Pierpont, 1922-
- Ostrum, Sarepta Pierpont, 1922-
- Matsukata, Miye
- Jewelry
- Women artists
- Decorative arts
- Asian American art
- Asian American artists
- Asian American women artists
- Japanese American art
- Japanese American artists
- Japanese American women artists
- Asian American jewelers
- Asian American metal-workers
- Asian American
- Lives of American Artists
- Craft
- Women