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Beaded bracelet

Coppola e Toppo (Italian, 1940–1986)
Possibly made for: Ken Scott (American (worked in Italy), 1918 -1991)
Italian
about 1965

Medium/Technique Plastic, brass
Dimensions Length x width: 19 × 5.5 cm at widest (7 1/2 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3852.1
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionThis bracelet consists of an underlying rectangular weft of clear beads onto which larger yellow, green, and clear faceted plastic beads are mounted. A circular brass tab insert clasp is adorned with a circle of small clear beads and a large yellow bead on top.
Signed MADE IN ITALY BY Coppola e Toppo [on 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.