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Fox brooch
American
1930–1945
Medium/Technique
Wood, plastic (phenolic resin), glass
Dimensions
Width: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4215
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis wood and butterscotch bakelite figural brooch depicts an elongated fox peering behind itself, its eye made of glass.
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.