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Taxi Brooch, New York Postcard Series
Taxi Brooch, New York Postcard Series

Taxi Brooch, New York Postcard Series

Theodora Elston (American)
1989
Object PlaceSonoma, California
Medium/TechniqueSilk and cotton hand embroidery on painted silk.
DimensionsOverall: 4.4 x 9.2 x 1 cm (1 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection
Accession number2006.165
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceMobilia Gallery; Daphne Farago, July 29, 1994 Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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