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Mesh glove

(American, founded 1896)
20th century
Country of Origin, for CustomsSlovakia
Medium/TechniqueSteel mesh
DimensionsHeight x width at widest point: 22.5 × 14 cm (8 7/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3931
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.
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