Vintage Sterling Silver Modernist Crucifix Cross Pendant Necklace by Ronald Hayes Pearson

Measurements: Pendant 1.75"L x 1.25"W (4.45cm x 3.18cm) Chain: 16"L (40.64cm) 

Markings: Pearson Sterling

Weight: 10.6g

Superb modernist style crucifix/cross pendant by the renowned Pearson. Pendant features a 3-dimensional recessed center that has been oxidized for depth and drama. It has recently been professionally polished and is in impeccable condition. Chain is also in excellent condition and has a round hidden box tab closure and appears to be original to the pendant.  

Mannequin is a life-size torso representation  

Ronald Hayes Pearson (1926-1996) Attended the University of Wisconsin from 1942 to 1943 and, after service in the U.S. Merchant Marine, continued his studies at the School for American Craftsmen at Alfred University from 1947 to 1948. Pearson was an extremely important figure in the 20th Century American Modernist Jewelry movement after World World II. Together with John Prip and others, Ronald Pearson opened the highly acclaimed Shop One in Rochester, New York. He together with Stanley Lechtzin, Robert Ebendorf, and Olaf Skoogfors, was a founding member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG). Works by Pearson are held in important museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, MoMA in New York, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and others, as well as in numerous important private collections.