Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011

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David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2009–June 2011

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Pair of woman's earrings; brooch

1950s
Designed by Hattie Carnegie
Earrings: Overall: 3.8 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm (1 1/2 x 1 x 3/4 in.) Brooch: Overall: 6.4 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm (2 1/2 x 2 x 5/8 in.)
Gold-tone metal, enamel, and faux gems

Classification: Jewelry / Adornment

Culture: American

Accession number: 2010.1375.1-3

Description: Clip earrings, each with a with large central "sapphire" surrounded by faux gems in a Renaissance-inspired design. Brooch a with large central "sapphire" surrounded by faux gems in a Renaissance-inspired design. Applied tab on reverse (under pin stem) reads "Hattie Carnegie."

Provenance/Ownership History: By 2010, purchased by Jacqueline Fowler, Stanford, CT; 2010, gift of Fowler to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)

Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler