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Bow earring (two of a pair)

Louis Rousselet (French, 1892–1980)
For: House of Chanel (French, founded 1909)
French
1970–1979

Medium/Technique Metal, glass
Dimensions Height x width: 5 × 5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3879.3
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionThis clip-on earring features a large green, poured glass bow-knot with a gold-tone metal frame.
Marks © CHANEL ® / [interlocking 'C's trademark], MADE IN FRANCE
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.