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Diamante runway earring (two of a pair)
Kenneth Jay Lane (American, born in 1932)
American
1960–1969
Medium/Technique
Oxidized silver metal, Glass, rhinestones
Dimensions
Height x width: 12 × 9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3899.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionThis pear-shaped clip-on earring is paved with prong-set rhinestones of various sizes. A large faceted glass drop is suspended in the center 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.