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Floral pâte de verre necklace

(French, founded 1890)
(French, founded 1909)
1990–1999
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueGilt metal, glass
DimensionsLength x width at widest point: 53.3 × 3.8 cm (21 × 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3876
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.
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Group shot: 2018.3848.1-2
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1950–2000
Group shot: 2018.3848.1-2
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1950–2000
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1990–2010
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1985–1989
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1950–1959