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Scallop Necklace

Coppola e Toppo (Italian, 1940–1986)
Italian
1960–1969

Medium/Technique Glass, brass
Dimensions Length x width: 43 × 5 cm (16 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Closed: 17 x 19.5 x 1.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3851.1
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionFive strands of blue glass beads intertwine with five strands of faceted half-crystal beads to form a scalloped edge. The beads are mounted on a weft of half-crystal beads. The heart-shaped brass clasps are pavé-embroidered.
Signed MADE IN ITALY BY Coppola e Toppo [on back of clasp]
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.