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Galalith necklace

(German, 1873 – 1993)
1930–1939
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueChrome, plastic (Galalith)
DimensionsLength x width: 41.5 × 4 cm (16 5/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4070
On View
Not on view
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.
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about 1931
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