Cameo brooch
Hobé Cie Limited
(American, founded in 1927)
about 1940
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilver, shell, glass
DimensionsHeight x width: 5 × 3.5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3921
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.
