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Orange bracelet

Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian (active in France), 1890–1973)
Italian
1950–1969

Medium/Technique Oxidized metal, glass
Dimensions Length x width: 20 × 5.2 cm (7 7/8 × 2 1/16 in.) width is at widest point
Credit Line Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3890
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionThis wide link bracelet features orange and brown striped glass stones, as well as foiled, bright orange rhinestones, which are prong-set in oxidized silver-tone metal. The bracelet fastens around the wrist with a tab-insert clasp and a safety chain.
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.