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品名（中）	项链
品名（英）	Necklace
入馆年号	2003年，2003.350.2
策展部门	美国之翼（The American Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1845 - 公元 1850
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尺寸	长 20 英寸 (50.8 厘米)
介绍（中）	这条种子珍珠项链由三块花饰板组成，镶嵌在珍珠母的薄片上，由两条双珍珠连接在一起，构成十四对叶子。中央的牌匾上挂着一簇鲜花。数百颗种子珍珠串在白色的细马毛上，饰板背面是丝绸，以获得舒适感。像这样的珍珠项链在19世纪初至中期尤其流行。将这些微小的珍珠变成花边糖果是一项艺术和技术成就从联邦时期传入美国开始，珍珠籽首饰就越来越受欢迎，经常在新娘结婚时赠送给新娘。到19世纪中期，它也被认为是舞厅里的礼节。它由从印度或中国进口的小珍珠制成，既有异国情调又优雅，据说这种时尚适合任何女性。林肯总统从Tiffany&；他的妻子玛丽·托德·林肯在就职典礼上穿的公司。种子珍珠珠宝的精致之美确保了它在美国一直流行到20世纪，即使在英国和法国已经淡出时尚之后。
介绍（英）	This seed pearl necklace is composed of three floral plaques mounted on thin sheets of mother-of-pearl and joined by two double strands of pearls framing fourteen pairs of leaves. A floral cluster hangs from the center plaque. The hundreds of seed pearls are strung on fine white horsehair, and the plaques are backed in silk for comfort. Seed pearl necklaces such as this piece were especially popular in the early to mid-nineteenth century. The transformation of such tiny pearls into a lacy confection is an artistic and technical accomplishment. From its introduction to America during the Federal period, seed pearl jewelry became increasingly popular and was often presented to a bride at the time of her wedding. By the mid-nineteenth century it was considered de rigeur in the ballroom as well. Made from tiny pearls imported from India or China, it was at once exotic and elegant, and the fashion was said to flatter any woman. President Lincoln purchased a seed pearl parure from Tiffany & Company for his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, to wear at his inauguration. The delicate beauty of seed pearl jewelry ensured its continued popularity in America well into the 20th century, even after it had faded from fashion in England and France.