Identifying Elsie Freund Jewelry:

Most Elsie Freund jewelry is marked “Elsa” on the back
Shown are several examples of her signature:

Signature on Aluminum	Signature on Clay
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Why is the signature “Elsa”, not “Elsie”?
When Elsie first started making jewelry, Louis came up with the name “Elsaramics” for her work. However this name was too long to go on the stones to mark them, so Elsie shortened it to “Elsa”. Her work became so well known with the “Elsa” name that in later years she also signed some of her paintings “Elsa”.

Identification Timeline:

• Creek rocks with copper wire necklaces.
• The creek rocks always had holes naturally formed in them.
• Glass fused on ceramic/clay
• First with aluminum covering the ceramic/clay.
• Then with the ceramic/clay exposed
• Aluminum necklaces – links on cord typically first, later aluminum wire
• Silver necklaces