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Bee Brooch
Designed for: House of Christian Dior (French, founded 1946)
Designed by: Gianfranco Ferré (Italian, 1944–2007)
Designed by: Gianfranco Ferré (Italian, 1944–2007)
French
about 1990
Medium/Technique
Gold colored metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 4.4 x 4.8 cm (3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 in)
Credit Line
Gift of Jacqueline Parker Togut
Accession Number2016.527
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionBrooch in the shape of a bee, wings incised with floral forms
ProvenanceEarly to mid 1980s-early 2000s, sold or gifted by Roy Halston Frowick or Christian Dior to Jacqueline Parker Togut, New York; 2016, gift of Jacqueline Parker Togut to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)