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Torque

(Italian, established 1994)
2000–2015
Country of Origin, for CustomsItaly
Medium/TechniqueMetal, resin
DimensionsLength: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Height x width: 11 × 5.5 cm (4 5/16 × 2 3/16 in.) flowers
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4011
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.
Woman's handbag
Marni
Spring Summer 2012
Shawl pin
19th century
Chinese-inspired necklace
Delphine Nardin
1996
House of Chanel
1980–2005
Henry Birks and Sons
1930–1939
Henry Birks and Sons
1930–1939
Coral resin necklace
Oscar de la Renta
2000–2010
"You" necklace
House of Lanvin
2013
"Help" necklace
House of Lanvin
2013