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Bunny brooch
American
1940–1945
Medium/Technique
Plastic (methylacrylic), metal
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 × 6.5 cm (2 3/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4239
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis Moonglow Lucite figural brooch features a pastel-pink rabbit with hand-painted paws and tail. The rabbit has large, yellow ears with red and purple painted detailing and a domed blue eye with a black pupil. A plastic pinback with a metal pin stem is glued to the back of the brooch.
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.