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Clip-on earring (two of a pair)
Image Not Available for Clip-on earring (two of a pair)

Clip-on earring (two of a pair)

Henkel and Grossé (German, founded in 1907)
House of Christian Dior (French, founded 1946)
1967
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueGold-plated tombac (brass alloy), glass
DimensionsHeight x width: 2.8 × 2.8 cm (1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3883.3
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.