id:			342254
accession number:	2019.38
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.38
updated:		2023-08-24 01:33:28.689000

Cuff, c. 1945–50. Winifred Mason (American, 1912–1993). Copper, brass; 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum purchase from various donors by exchange 2019.38

title:				Cuff
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creation date:			c. 1945–50
creation date earliest:		1945
creation date latest:		1950
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creditline:			Museum purchase from various donors by exchange
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culture:	America
technique:	copper, brass
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Jewelry
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CREATORS

* Winifred Mason (American, 1912–1993)  - artist

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measurements: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
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	inscription:	Incised or stamped on interior of copper sheet:  “MASON”
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Karen Davidoff
	date: 1945-?
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	330 Gallery, Hudson, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2019
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2019-
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fun fact:
Winifred Mason was an influential African American artisan who created bold designs for jewelry in the 1940s.

digital description:
Winifred Mason’s work in jewelry reflected the taste for African-inspired decorative art that developed in the 1920s and ’30s in cosmopolitan settings. An African American female working in a largely white male-dominated trade, Mason broke new ground with her bold designs reminiscent of tribal African adornments. Her work was influential among artisans working in Greenwich Village in New York City, among them jeweler Art Smith, who she mentored and encouraged.

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