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Bird brooch
American
1837–1901
Medium/Technique
Silver, gold-plate
Dimensions
Height x width: 5.5 × 3.2 cm (2 3/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3841
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis silver brooch features an asymmetric Japanese design. On the left, a gold-plated bird sits on a branch. On the right, a gold-plated crane flies over a body of water at sunrise.
Marks
D & N
ProvenanceBetween about 1970s and 2018, acquired by Carole Tanenbaum, Toronto, Ontario [see note]; 2018, gift of Carole Tanenbaum to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)
NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry given to the MFA in 2018, which had been built over about 40 years.
NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry given to the MFA in 2018, which had been built over about 40 years.