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Mask brooch
Possibly by: Mazer Brothers (American, 1923 – 1952)
American
1940–1941
Medium/Technique
Metal, glass, enamel
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 × 5.3 cm (2 3/8 × 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4088
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionWhite metal figural brooch with blue and white rhinestones, depicting an Asian mask. The eyes and eyebrows are outlined with black enamel and the mouth is outlined with red enamel.
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.