1950s Mid Century Modernist Chenet Copper Earrings Screw Back Winifred Mason Chenet antique collectibles A tiny repair at the

A tiny repair at the skirt front

amazing condition with very minor bead loss

Metal zipper at back with metal hook and eye

some pin holes

Looped collar and button front

1950s Mid Century Modernist Chenet Copper Earrings Screw Back Winifred Mason Chenet antique collectibles A tiny repair at theThese collectible copper serpentine earrings are by Winifred Mason Chenet. As a young African American woman with a masters degree in education from New York University, Winifred Mason (married name Chenet) made her first piece of jewelry in l940. By l946, she was selling her unique pieces to fashionable stores in New York city such as Bonwit Teller and Lord and Taylor. Mason is considered to be an important part of the Modernist Art Jewelry movement