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Plaque brooch

American
1930–1939

Medium/Technique Plastic (phenolic resin), glass, metal
Dimensions Height x width: 9.5 × 4 cm (3 3/4 × 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4172
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBrooches

DescriptionThis apple juice bakelite plaque brooch is carved both on the obverse and the reverse. At the center of the brooch, there are two rows of round rhinestones.
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.