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Wave Circle bracelet
Margot de Taxco (Margot Van Voorhies Carr) (Mexican, 1896–1985)
Mexican
1950–1959
Medium/Technique
Sterling, enamel
Dimensions
Length x width: 21 × 2.5 cm (8 1/4 × 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4082
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On display at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 21, 2024 – January 5, 2025
On display at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 21, 2024 – January 5, 2025
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
DescriptionKnown as the "Wave Circle" bracelet, this sterling silver bracelet features undulating links finely painted with blue, black, and turquoise enamel to a micromosaic-like effect. The bracelet fastens around the wrist with a tab-insert clasp.
Marks
MARGOT DE TAXCO, 5547 / STERLING / MADE IN MEXICO / eagle assay 16
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.