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Circular drop earring (one of a pair)
Kenneth Jay Lane (American, born in 1932)
American
1960–1969
Medium/Technique
Metal, glass
Dimensions
Height x width: 8 × 6 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3897.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionA circular border of coral glass beads and white rhinestones enclose a bright floral motif in the center of this clip-on drop earring. In the middle, a yellow glass stone is set in a halo of white rhinestones and six turquoise glass stones are surrounded by either faceted white beads or white rhinestones.
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.