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The MFA Boston's holdings center on Spratling jewelry and hollowware; the Jaguar Brooch is exhibited in Beyond Brilliance, the museum's jewelry highlights gallery.

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Jaguar brooch

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Jaguar brooch

On view · checked August 2026

William Spratling

1940–1946 · Silver, amethyst · Overall: 7.6 x 11.7 x 1.3 cm (3 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 in.)

Gift of Jim and Penny Morrill

Official object recordAccession 2016.182Official museum recordRelated catalog entry

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