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Scallop-shell necklace
Scallop-shell necklace

Scallop-shell necklace

Marguerite Stix (American, born in Vienna, 1908–1975)
about 1970
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueShell; gold; silver; coral
DimensionsLength: 54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Height x width x depth: 6 x 5.2 x 1.9 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/4 in.) pendant
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously
Accession number2011.25
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceJuly, 2009, purchased by Kimberly Klostermann Jewelry, Cincinnati, OH, from a private collection, Atlanta, GA; 2011, purchased from Klosterman by MFA (Accession date: January 26, 2011)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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