Pagan goddess brooch
Elsa Schiaparelli
(Italian (active in France), 1890–1973)
1938
Country of Origin, for CustomsItaly
Medium/TechniqueEbony, brass, enamel, glass
DimensionsHeight x width: 5 × 3.6 cm (1 15/16 × 1 7/16 in.) width is at widest
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3889
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
