Friday, 17th September 2004 (4414 views)

Manhattan is enjoying some of America's rich jewellery tradition, with two museums currently laying on shows on the same block.

The American Folk Art Museum is running its "Masterpieces of American Jewellery", while the Museum of Arts and Design is dedicating a show exclusively to New York jewellery designer and producer Seaman Schepps.

In the American Folk Art Museum visitors can see as many as 200 pieces, some of which date back to the 18th century.

Stand-out items include a stunning gold bracelet with the moniker 'G R Chicks' - a symbol of the Grand Rapids Chicks, a female baseball team begun in the Second World War.

A Tiffany-inspired American flag from the turn of the 19th century is also on display, comprised of gold, diamonds, rubies and sapphires.

The Museum of Arts and Design show runs a narrower course, but showcases a wide range of Seaman Schepps' work in the context of “New York Jewellery Design".

Curator David McFadden said he drew on the firm's archive, as well as private collections.

 

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