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Fluted necklace
French
1960–1969
Medium/Technique
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Length x width (of dangles at widest): 40 × 12.5 cm (15 3/4 × 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4049
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis beaded bib necklace features fluted pink glass beads accented by pale pink crystals and larger, iridescent purple crystals. The necklace fastens around the neck with a tab-insert clasp which is prong-set with a large, pink, oval glass cabochon.
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.