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Posy brooch

American
1940–1945

Medium/Technique Plastic (methylacrylic), metal
Dimensions Height x width at widest: 10 × 6 cm (3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4241
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBrooches

DescriptionThis Moonglow Lucite posy brooch features three white and pink flowers with two long, curling stems. A plastic pinback with a metal pin stem is glued to the back of the brooch.
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.