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Quivering Camellia bracelet
American
1938
Medium/Technique
Rhodium-plated metal, gold-plated metal, enamel, glass
Dimensions
Length x width x depth: 19 × 2.8 x 2 cm (7 1/2 × 1 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3908
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionThis rhodium-plated "Quivering Camellia" link bracelet features three gold-plated camellias decorated with rhinestones. Each flower sits on a link of green enamel and rhinestone-studded leaves joined by spacers mounted with green baguettes. The bracelet fastens around the wrist with a tab-insert closure and a safety chain with a gold-fill spring ring clasp.
Marks
286 / U.S.A. PAT. OFF
12K GF [on safety clasp]
12K GF [on safety 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.
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.