Archives of American Art
Sarepta Pierpont Ostrum papers relating to Miye Matsukata jewelry
Ostrum, Sarepta Pierpont, 1922-
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Archival Resource Key
7 Items
1979-1982
English
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Conditions Governing Access
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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.
Reproduction Note
The letter and the clipping are photocopies.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1984 by Sarepta Pierpont Ostrum.
Jewelry
Women artists
Decorative arts
Asian American art
Asian American artists
Japanese American art
Japanese American artists
Asian American jewelers
Asian American metal-workers
Goldsmiths -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Jewelers -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Women jewelers
Jewelry making
Matsukata, Miye, 1922-1981