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Kaleidoscope necklace
House of Chanel (French, founded 1909)
1975–1995
Medium/Technique
Brass, glass
Dimensions
Length: 71.1 cm (28 in.) Chain
Height: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.) pendant
Height: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.) pendant
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3872
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis brass kaleidoscope pendant contains a variety of colorful beads and crystals which form unique changing patterns when viewed through the eyehole. The pendant, adorned with blue, yellow, green, and red prong-set rhinestones, is suspended frmo a long brass chain composed of rectangular links.
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.