Starfish Brooch, Designed by Juliette Moutard for René Boivin, 1937. 18-karat gold, ruby, and amethyst. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Monica S. Sadler, Otis Norcross Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, the Curators Circle: Fashion Council, Nancy Adams and Scott Schoen, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Theresa Baybutt, Emi M. and William G. Winterer, and Deborah Glasser.
Starfish Brooch, Designed by Juliette Moutard for René Boivin, 1937. 18-karat gold, ruby, and amethyst. Museum purchase with funds donated by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Monica S. Sadler, Otis Norcross Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, the Curators Circle: Fashion Council, Nancy Adams and Scott Schoen, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Theresa Baybutt, Emi M. and William G. Winterer, and Deborah Glasser.
Member Talk: Up Close with a Jewelry Curator
6:30 pm–7:30 pm
Did you know that the MFA is the only American fine art museum with a curator of jewelry? Spanning 6,000 years of history, our jewelry collection is extensive! Highlights include ancient and contemporary collections, as well as exciting new acquisitions of 19th- and 20th-century jewelry. Enjoy a presentation full of up-close images of gems and jewelry with Emily Stoehrer, Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry, as she shares some of the treasures of the collection, offers a behind-the-scenes look at these precious masterpieces, and answers your questions.
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