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Clown brooch
1967
Medium/Technique
Gold-plated metal, glass, enamel
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4048
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis gold-plated figural brooch features a clown wearing a black enamel conical hat and a puffy romper paved with prong-set rhinestones and green glass cabochons. The figure has white enamel hands and legs, and an imitation pearl, with a hand-painted face, forms the head.
Marks
Chr. Dior © 1967 GERMANY
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.