Archives of American Art

Sarepta Pierpont Ostrum papers relating to Miye Matsukata jewelry

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.ostrsare
Creators:
Ostrum, Sarepta Pierpont, 1922-
Dates:
1979-1982
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
7 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Five slides of jewelry designed and made by Miye Matsukata; a letter from Matsukata to Ostrum; and a clipping about her work.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ostrum is a collector; Califon, New Jersey. Miye Matsukata (1922-1981) was a Japanese American jewelry designer and metalsmith based in Boston, Massachusetts. She worked at her jewelry firm Janiye in Boston from 1950 to her death.

Administration

Reproduction Note
The letter and the clipping are photocopies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1984 by Sarepta Pierpont Ostrum.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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Keywords

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Matsukata, Miye, 1922-1981 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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