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Sun, stars, and moon necklace
1990
Medium/Technique
Gold-plated metal, glass, enamel
Dimensions
Length x width of longest dangle: 52 × 10.5 cm (20 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3958
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis gold-plated bib necklace features individual links depicting suns, stars, and crescent moons, the surfaces of which are enameled in a lustrous teal and accented with bezel-set white rhinestones. The necklace fastens around the neck with a lobster clasp.
Marks
Chr. Dior © Germany
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.