EARRINGS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Earrings are for pierced ears. They are made of tortoise shell, which is shaped into two oval loops. There is a smaller loop set within a larger one. They are mounted in gold. The surface is in pique work in a floral pattern in gold and silver. The two loops are held together by an ovoid piece in tortoise shell decorated with a gold band.
- Object name:
- EARRINGS
- Made from:
- Tortoise shell -- gold -- silver
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 17.60.1-2
- Class:
- JEWELRY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973