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Articulated earring (two of a pair)
Maison Gripoix (French, founded 1890)
French
1950–2000
Medium/Technique
Glass, metal
Dimensions
Length: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3848.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionThis gold-tone clip-on earring features a flower with red, poured glass petals and rhinestone accents, from which suspends a long drop of graduated, flower-shaped links terminating in a glass bead. A cylindrical spacer between each link is set with rhinestones.
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.