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Stylized bow brooch (two of a pair)

(Canadian, founded in 1879)
1940–1959
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueRhodium-plated sterling silver, glass
DimensionsHeight x width: 4.4 × 5.5 cm (1 3/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3953.2
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.
Group shot: 2018.3953.1-2
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