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Butterfly brooch

(American, founded in 1914)
1942–1948
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueSterling silver, glass
DimensionsHeight x width: 7 × 8.2 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3903
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.
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1940
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1940–1959
Group shot: 2018.3953.1-2
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1940–1959
Henry Birks and Sons
1930–1939
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1930–1939
Raïssa Bump
2018