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Bejeweled Birds
Jeweled Peacocks & Gold Eagles: Two Centuries of American Bird Jewelry
Join jewelry historian Annamarie Sandecki as she explores a bejeweled aviary of hummingbirds, peacocks, eagles, and flamingos worn by American women from the 19th through the 20th century. Sandecki will trace the evolution of American jewelry design from Gilded Age diamond swallows to the whimsical gemstone hummingbirds of the Modern Age. Enjoy this fascinating discussion and explore the exhibition Audubon’s Birds of America during this special Art After Dark event.
Jeweled Peacocks & Gold Eagles
Two Centuries of American Bird Jewelry
Thursday, November 7, 2024
6:00 PM–7:15 PM
Marly Room
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg FL 33701
Free for MFA Members; $15 for Not-Yet-Members (Youth 17 and under are Free!)
Program ticket includes Art After Dark admission from 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
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ABOUT ANNAMARIE V. SANDECKI
For 30 years Annamarie was the Director of the Tiffany & Co. Archives and Heritage Collection. She was tasked with acquiring vintage Tiffany jewelry, watches, silver hollowware and objects d’art for the Company’s own collection. The resulting assemblage of several thousand museum-quality pieces is universally recognized as the world’s most important group of luxury objects by America’s most iconic jeweler. Recently Annamarie has written about jewelry in Currier & Ives prints and provided object essays for the catalog accompanying The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition Collecting Inspiration, Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co. Currently she is an expert researcher for the International Antique Jewelers’ Association as well as a frequent guest lecturer. She is well-known among jewelry enthusiasts for her Instagram account Archivists Delight.
Image courtesy of Grogan & Co.
