Jewelry
Starfish Brooch, Designed by Juliette Moutard for René Boivin, 1937. 18-karat gold, ruby, and amethyst. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Monica S. Sadler, Otis Norcross Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, the Curators Circle: Fashion Council, Nancy Adams and Scott Schoen, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Theresa Baybutt, Emi M. and William G. Winterer, and Deborah Glasser.
Starfish Brooch, Designed by Juliette Moutard for René Boivin, 1937. 18-karat gold, ruby, and amethyst. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Monica S. Sadler, Otis Norcross Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, the Curators Circle: Fashion Council, Nancy Adams and Scott Schoen, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Theresa Baybutt, Emi M. and William G. Winterer, and Deborah Glasser.
From ancient Egyptian broadcollars to contemporary studio jewelry, the MFA has an exciting collection of jewelry from almost every culture.
The first curator of jewelry in an American art museum was appointed at the MFA in 2006, thanks to a generous and innovative endowment by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, in honor of Rita J. Kaplan. While based in the David and Roberta Logie Department of Fashion, Textiles, and Jewelry, the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry oversees objects of adornment Museum-wide.
Highlights
Curators Circle
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