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Tennis brooch
American
about 1936
Medium/Technique
Plastic (phenolic resin), enamel, metal
Dimensions
Height x width: 5 × 5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4217
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis brooch features an enameled female tennis player in mid-swing. The figure is mounted on a blue bakelite circle with metal rings resembling a life preserver.
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.