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Butterfly brooch
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Butterfly brooch

1860–1880
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueSteel, metal (possibly brass or silver alloy)
DimensionsHeight x width: 4 × 3.5 cm (1 9/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4057
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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.