Airplane and parachute brooch
Marion Weeber
(American, 1905 – 2000)
Coro
(American, 1901–1979)
1940
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueMetal, enamel, glass
DimensionsLength: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.) total combined
Height x width: 4.5 × 4.4 cm (1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.) plane
Length: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.) chain
Length x width at widest point: 4.2 × 2.5 cm (1 5/8 × 1 in.) hot air balloon
Height x width: 4.5 × 4.4 cm (1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.) plane
Length: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.) chain
Length x width at widest point: 4.2 × 2.5 cm (1 5/8 × 1 in.) hot air balloon
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4029
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
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.
mid-19th century
about 1871
1920–1935