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Jewelry Suite: Necklace; earrings
American
about 1955
Medium/Technique
Gold-tone metal, glass, and faux pearls
Dimensions
Necklace: Length: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.)
Earrings: Overall: 6.6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm (2 5/8 x 1 x 1 in.)
Earrings: Overall: 6.6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm (2 5/8 x 1 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Curator's Fund and Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number2011.31.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThe necklace is composed of red glass beads with roses montees and faux pearls. Has matching earrings.
The earrings are composed of red glass beads with roses montees and faux pearls. They have a matching necklace.
The earrings are composed of red glass beads with roses montees and faux pearls. They have a matching necklace.
Marks
Inpressed Miriam Haskell on clasp
Provenance1996, Susan Kelner Freeman, New York; by 2010, with Skinner Auctions, Boston, MA; December 7, 2010, purchased by the MFA from Skinner Auctions, lot 48 (Accession date: January 26, 2011)