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Bird brooch
Bird brooch

Bird brooch

1837–1901
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueSilver, gold-plate
DimensionsHeight x width: 5.5 × 3.2 cm (2 3/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3841
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
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.
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about 1893
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1985
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Richard Mawdsley
1995–96
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1974–75
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John Iversen
1988
Brooch
John Iversen
about 1992
Alexandria brooch
Memphis
1985-1992
Gower brooch
Memphis
1985-1992
Cahuenga brooch
Memphis
1985-1992