Elephant brooch
Alfred Philippe
(French, 1900 – 1970)
Trifari, Krussman & Fishel
(American, founded 1925)
1952–1953
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueTrifanium (metal), Lucite, glass
DimensionsHeight x width: 2.7 × 3.7 cm (1 1/16 × 1 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4119
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.