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"Emblem of the Americas" brooch
American
1941
Medium/Technique
Gold plated metal, epoxy
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 6.6 × 5.8 x 1.5 cm (2 7/16 × 2 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4039
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionThis gold-plated metal brooch has epoxy depicting the 21 flags of the Union of American Republics. The flagpoles are wrapped in a white epoxy banner with "Amigos Siempre" written on it. The flag of the United States is in the center, and from left to right, in alphabetical order, are the flags of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Marks
Coro, PAT. No. 130836
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.