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Chandelier earring (one of a pair)
Kenneth Jay Lane (American, born in 1932)
American
1960–1969
Medium/Technique
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Height x width: 9 × 6 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3896.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionThree emerald green faceted glass drops surrounded by round, prong-set rhinestones are suspended from a curvilinear metal mount encrusted with rhinestones. A large green faceted glass stone with a halo of rhinestones is mounted on the post of the earring.
Marks
K. J. L.
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.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.