EARRINGS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Earrings are for pierced ears. They are round. Each has in the center a porcelain medallion painted with the bust of a cherub. These angels are from the Sistine Madonna. The earrings have gold borders in a rope pattern. The angel on .1 has one wing showing and leans his chin on one hand. The angel on .2 has two wings showing and has his arms crossed in front of him.
- Object name:
- EARRINGS
- Made from:
- Gold -- porcelain
- Made in:
- ITALY
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 17.58.1-2
- Class:
- JEWELRY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973