Portrait brooch
1850–1900
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueMetal, glass, mother-of-pearl, photograph
DimensionsHeight x width: 5.8 × 5.5 cm (2 5/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3837
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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.
first half of 19th century
first half of 19th century
20th century
Second half 19th century
Second half 19th century
about 1820
17th–18th century
probably 18th century
about 1783