Enamel necklace
Vega Maddux
(American, died 1997)
1970–1979
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniqueMetal, enamel, glass, jade, amethyst
DimensionsLength: 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.) total
Height x width: 17 × 7 cm (6 11/16 × 2 3/4 in.) of pendant componant
Height x width: 17 × 7 cm (6 11/16 × 2 3/4 in.) of pendant componant
Credit LineWilliam E. Nickerson Fund and funds donated by Marc S. Plonskier
Accession number2019.538
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBetween about 1970s and 2019, acquired by Carole Tanenbaum, Toronto, Ontario [see note]; 2019, sold by Tanenbaum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)
NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry acquired by the MFA in 2019, which had been built over about 40 years.
NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry acquired by the MFA in 2019, which had been built over about 40 years.
Jean-François Legrand
1890–1900
1920–1929
19th century
about 2000
