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"Chastity Belt" body ornament
American
1970s
Medium/Technique
Base metal
Dimensions
Center back: 61 cm (24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elyse Schimel of CJS
Accession Number2012.1521
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionChain-link "chastity belt." Locket at waist serves as a container for birth control pills. Three beaded chains hang down from center medallion. Chain 'straps' sit under breasts, around waist, and wrap around at back.
Provenance1970s, made by Carl Schimel for Kim Craftmen; before 2012, gift of Carl Schimel to his daughter, Elyse Schimel; 2012, year-end gift of Elyse Schimel to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)