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Shell brooch
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Shell brooch

Hattie Carnegie (American (born in Austria), 1889–1956)
1950–1959
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueShell, gold tone metal, imitation pearl
DimensionsHeight x width: 5.7 × 4.5 cm (2 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3955
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.