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Beaded choker
Italian
1960–1969
Medium/Technique
Brass, glass
Dimensions
Length: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund and funds donated by Marc S. Plonskier
Accession Number2019.536
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis beaded choker necklace features a fringe of green glass beads and crystals suspended from a weft of green glass beads. The choker fastens around the neck with a brass tab-insert clasp.
Marks
MADE IN ITALY BY Coppola e Toppo
ProvenanceBetween about 1970s and 2019, acquired by Carole Tanenbaum, Toronto, Ontario [see note]; 2019, sold by Tanenbaum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)
NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry acquired by the MFA in 2019, which had been built over about 40 years.
NOTE: This is part of a large collection of costume jewelry acquired by the MFA in 2019, which had been built over about 40 years.