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Bakelite watch brooch
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Bakelite watch brooch

about 1935
Country of Origin, for CustomsSwitzerland
Medium/TechniquePlastic (phenolic resin), chrome, glass
DimensionsHeight x width at widest: 6.7 × 3.5 cm (2 5/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession number2018.4225
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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.