Baby doll necklace with roses designed by Patrick Kelly: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A baby doll necklace with roses designed by Patrick Kelly for his Spring/Summer 1987 collection. The necklace is made of many oversized gold colored metal chains linked together. Three red fabric flowers are attached to the chain necklace. The flowers are made of red synthetic fabric and have green synthetic leaves. Metal wire stems are adhered along the leaves. Three plastic babies are attached to the necklace close to the flowers. A gold metal ball is attached to the back of each plastic baby's head. The arms and the legs of the babies are movable.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1987
• Designed by: Patrick Kelly, American, 1954 - 1990
• Type: jewelry
• Type: necklaces
• Medium: metal, plastic, synthetic, adhesive, and metal wire
• Dimensions: L x W: 19 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (49.5 × 41.9 cm)
• Place made: Paris, France, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Enterprise
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Fashion design
• Object number: 2018.9.27
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bjorn G. Amelan and William T. Jones
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Estate of Patrick Kelly Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.