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Fluted necklace
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Fluted necklace

Françoise Montague (French)
House of Christian Dior (French, founded 1946)
1960–1969
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal, glass
DimensionsLength x width (of dangles at widest): 40 × 12.5 cm (15 3/4 × 4 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4049
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.
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