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Beaded earring (one of a pair)
Coppola e Toppo (Italian, 1940–1986)
Italian
1960–1969
Medium/Technique
Glass, brass
Dimensions
Length x width x depth: 2.3 × 2.3 x 2.8 cm (7/8 x 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3851.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionBlue glass beads of various sizes are pavé-embroidered on a brass clip. The clip has a cut-out of a five-pointed star.
Signed
MADE IN ITALY BY Coppola e Toppo [on back of clip]
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.