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Crab necklace

Henkel and Grossé (German, founded in 1907)

House of Christian Dior (French, founded 1946)

1990–1995

Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance

Medium/TechniqueGold-plated metal, glass, enamel

DimensionsLength: 79.5 cm (31 5/16 in.)
Height x width: 7 × 7.5 cm (2 3/4 × 2 15/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum

Accession number2018.3885

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.