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Silk flower brooch
Hattie Carnegie (American (born in Austria), 1889–1956)
American
1960–1969
Medium/Technique
Gilt metal, enamel, glass
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 11.5 × 11 x 2.5 cm (4 1/2 × 4 5/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.3950
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis large flower brooch consists of a gilded metal stem with green enameled leaves. Bright yellow fibers extend from the metal base in front of which large aurora borealis rhinestones and green rhinestones are mounted.
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.