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Floral brooch
Eisenberg & Sons, Inc. (American, founded in 1914)
American
1940
Medium/Technique
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Height x width x depth at widest point: 11.2 × 7.1 x 1.9 cm (4 7/16 × 2 13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3906
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis large white metal spray brooch is paved with rhinestones and features substantial, prong-set round and rectangular glass stones.
Marks
Eisenberg ORIGINAL
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.