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Belt

Designed by: Cartier (French, founded in 1847)
1970s

Medium/Technique Sterling silver with gold plate (vermeil)
Dimensions Length x width: 85.1 x 4.1 cm (33 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Robin Joy Katz
Accession Number2016.800
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DescriptionVermeil necklace/belt with irregular circular elements. This style belt was popularized in the 1970s, as a version was owned and worn by Jackie O. It can alternately be worn as a necklace.
Marks "STERLING" and "CARTIER"
Provenance1981, gift of Lydia M. Plant to Robin Joy Katz, New York; 2016, gift of Robin Joy Katz to the MFA. (Accession date: December 14, 2016)