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Wood sautoir
Miriam Haskell Company (American, founded in 1926)
American
1940–1949
Medium/Technique
Brass, wood, glass, silk
Dimensions
Length: 78 cm (30 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Tanenbaum
Accession Number2018.4149
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThree strands of green glass beads end in floral brass clips set with a central wooden bead surrounded by smaller green glass beads. Dangling from each clip are two wooden beads and two carved leaf-shaped beads.
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.