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Floral bouquet brooch
Maison Gripoix (French, founded 1890)
French
1990–2010
Medium/Technique
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Height x width: 14 × 7.6 cm (5 1/2 × 3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3849
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis floral bouquet brooch features a cluster of asymetric, pale pink, pâte de verre, or poured-glass, flowers embellished with imitation pearls, and green, poured glass leaves set in gold-tone frames and wire-mounted to a long, gold-tone stem.
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.