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Peacock eyes necklace

(Canadian, founded in 1879)
1930–1939
Country of Origin, for CustomsGermany
Medium/TechniqueCelluloid, resin, metal
DimensionsLength: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.3959.1
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.
Henry Birks and Sons
1930–1939
Henry Birks and Sons
1930–1939
Henry Birks and Sons
1930–1939
Henry Birks and Sons
1930–1939
Group shot: 2018.3953.1-2
Henry Birks and Sons
1940–1959
Group shot: 2018.3953.1-2
Henry Birks and Sons
1940–1959
1930–1939
1930–1939
about 1935
1935–1940
early 20th century