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Scarf Necklace

Coppola e Toppo (Italian, 1940–1986)
Italian
1962

Medium/Technique Glass
Dimensions Length: 70 cm (27 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3850
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionWeft-mounted half-crystal faceted red beads are suspended from four strands of deep red half-crystal beads to form a scarf necklace or sautoir.
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.