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Lion's head necklace

(American, 1946 – 1981)
1960–1969
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueGold-plated base metal, enamel, glass
DimensionsLength: 54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4138.2
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.
Joseph J. Mazer & Co.
1960–1969
Joseph J. Mazer & Co.
1960–1969
Joseph J. Mazer & Co.
1960–1969
Mazer Brothers
1939–1942
Coro
1948–1952
Trifari, Krussman & Fishel
1955–1965
Mazer Brothers
1940–1941
Mazer Brothers
1945–1948
Quivering Camellia bracelet
Gene Verri (Verrecchio)
1938
Henkel and Grossé
1967