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Schoolhouse brooch
American
1930–1945
Medium/Technique
Plastic, metal
Dimensions
Height x width: 5 × 5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4219
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis schoolhouse brooch features a brick schoolhouse, a red tube of paint, and a chalkboard dangling from a yellow ruler.
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.