Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

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David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2011–June 2012


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Butterfly pin

1890s
Length x width: 3 x 5.7 cm (1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Gold, garnet.

Classification: Jewelry / Adornment

Culture: Czech Republic

Accession number: 2012.202

Description: Pin in the form of a butterfly made up of bands of round garnets. Marks: "AVF" on reverse (Anna V. Fitzgerald, a relative of Honey Fritz)

Provenance/Ownership History: Anna Fitzgerald; by descent to Breshnaham; by descent to Jeffries; 2011, Robert Sprowl by inheritence from his mother Margo Jeffries Sprowl; 2012, gift of Sprowl to the MFA. (Accession date: March 28, 2012)

Gift of Robert Sprowl in memory of Margo Jeffries Sprowl