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Rabbit brooch
American
1935–1940
Medium/Technique
Wood, Bakelite, glass
Dimensions
Height x width: 7 × 6 cm (2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4216
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis figural brooch features a carved wooden rabbit with a glass eye wearing a butterscotch Bakelite gym suit. The rabbit is depicted in motion with a ball in its hand, possibly playing basketball.
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.