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Stylized bow brooch (one of a pair)
Retailed by: Henry Birks and Sons (Canadian, founded in 1879)
Canadian
1940–1959
Medium/Technique
Rhodium-plated sterling silver, glass
Dimensions
Height x width: 4.4 × 5.5 cm (1 3/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3953.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis three-dimensional, rhodium-plated sterling silver brooch in the form of a stylized bow and ribbons is paved with foiled rhinestones and baguettes. A swirl of sapphire blue rhinestones are prong-set in open-backed settings.
Marks
STERLING BIRKS / 48
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.