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Prismatic earring (two of a pair)

1960–1969
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniquePlastic (Lucite and bakelite), metal
DimensionsHeight x width: 6 × 3 cm (2 3/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4123.2
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.
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1938; manufactured 1938–42
House of Saint Laurent
1970–1979
"Sake-Sake" Necklace
Ramona Solberg
2002
1942–1945
Alfred Philippe
1952–1953
Handbag
1930's?
early to mid-20th century
early to mid-20th century