The Donatello pendant creatively blends two aesthetic influences into a comparable, unified whole. An outgrowth of the Arts and Crafts Movement, the Mission Style was characterized by relatively simple, functionalist design. A signature of this style was, and still is the square glass shades. At exactly the same time as the Mission Style flourished, so did the Art Nouveau style, immediately identified by the curving tendrils of iron, often integrated with flower and leaf motifs.

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