Elsa Peretti was an Italian jewelry designer, philanthropist, and fashion model. Voguedescribed her as “arguably the most successful woman ever to work in the jewelry field”. Her jewelry and design pieces forTiffany & Co.are included in the 20th-century collection of theBritish Museum, theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston,and theMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston. Among her most popular pieces are Bean, Bone Cuff, and the Open Heart pendant which she said: “incorporated organic forms with an appreciation of the human body”.