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Floral bib necklace
Maison Gripoix (French, founded 1890)
French
1990–2010
Medium/Technique
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Length: 62.2 cm (24 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3845
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis bib necklace features clusters of pink, purple, and gray, pâte de verre, or poured-glass, flowers and leaves set in gold-tone frames and wire-mounted on an articulated gold-tone base. Prong-set rhinestones accent the center of the flowers. The necklace fastens around the neck with a hook clasp and a pink glass bead is suspended from the extension chain.
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.