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Dress clip (two of a pair)
Trifari, Krussman & Fishel (American, founded 1925)
American
1925–1935
Medium/Technique
Rhodium-plated metal, glass
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3929.2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis rhodium-plated dress clip features an arch motif paved with rhinestones and baguettes. Below, a cluster of green glass beads is accented by bezel-set rhinestones.
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.