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Atomic brooch
Schreiner Jewelry Company (American, 1951–1973)
American
1950–1959
Medium/Technique
Gold-plated metal, glass
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 9.2 × 10.2 x 2.5 cm (3 5/8 × 4 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4075.1
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis gold-plated "atomic" or "firework" brooch features a cluster of prong-set gray pearls and crystals, from which emanate rays set with round, marquise, and trapezoidal-shaped crystals in lavendar and olive green.
Marks
PAT. 2066969
ProvenanceBetween about 1970s and 2018, acquired by Carole Tanenbaum, Toronto, Ontario [see note]; 2018, gift of Carole Tanenbaum to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)
NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry given to the MFA in 2018, which had been built over about 40 years.
NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry given to the MFA in 2018, which had been built over about 40 years.