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Clip-on earring (one of a pair)

(French, 1892–1980)
1955
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal, glass
DimensionsHeight: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3877.2
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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