Machine Age Galalith necklace
Auguste Bonaz
(French, 1877–1922)
1930–1937
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueChrome, plastic (Galalith)
DimensionsLength: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Height x width: 8.5 × 8 cm (3 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.) Pendant
Height x width: 8.5 × 8 cm (3 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.) Pendant
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4066
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.