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Barbara earring (two of a pair)
House of Lanvin (French, founded in 1890)
French
2012
Medium/Technique
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 10.2 × 4.5 x 1.3 cm (4 × 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4212.3
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionThis coloful clip-on earring features a faceted teal glass drop, set in an open-backed japanned mount, surrounded by blue, green, red, pink, orange, and violet rhinestones of various size and shape.
Marks
LANVIN PARIS, MADE IN FRANCE
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.