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Bugle bead flower clip

(American)
(American, founded in 1926)
1937
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueWhite metal, gilt metal, glass, plastic, silk
DimensionsHeight: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4143
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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