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Charm Tree brooch
Joseff of Hollywood (American, founded in 1930)
American
1940–1959
Medium/Technique
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3964
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis gold-tone "tree" brooch features 27 charms suspended from the tree's branches. The charms include a dairy, a wheelbarrow, a baseball, a ladder, a bell, a watering can, a pair of scissors, a fan, and a lie detector, among others.
Marks
JOSEFF
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.