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Costume Jewelry

Costume Jewelry

In 2018, the MFA acquired an important collection of more than 500 examples of costume jewelry from the Toronto-based collector Carole Tanenbaum. The jewelry primarily incorporates inexpensive materials and was designed to complement the fashions of the day. This gift transformed the Museum’s already exceptional fashion jewelry collection.

Collection Highlights
Lapis Art Deco brooch
Jean Fouquet
1925–1930
Beaded choker
Coppola e Toppo
1960–1969
Bow necklace
House of Chanel
1983