Kalo silver necklace, 1.62 ozt
Length: 16"

Kalo Silver
(source: chicagosilver.com) The Kalo Shop produced the widest range of classic handmade holloware, jewelry, and flatware for nearly 70 years, and was a critical influence in the Arts & Crafts movement. The Kalo Shop was founded in 1900 in Chicago by 32-year old Clara P. Barck.

In addition to pyrography and leatherwork, Barck initially sold textiles, copper items, baskets, and jewelry. In 1905, Barck married George Welles, a coal merchant and amateur silversmith. In 1907 she bought the house shown below to serve as the workshop for the Kalo Arts Crafts Community in Park Ridge. When Clara and George divorced in 1914 and the Shop moved to Chicago, George convinced her to focus exclusively on the handwrought copper and silver items for which it is best known. In 1912 Kalo opened a branch store in New York that lasted only until 1916 because of war constraints.

Good condition overall