Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Earrings
Object Number:
1977.35a.1,2
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Copper, gold
Dimensions:
overall (each): 2 1/2 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Description:
Pair of copper earrings with gold overlay suspended from bent wire fittings with catch-hooks for security; horseshoe shaped with three round beads suspended at the center, decorated in relief at center bottom with roses flanked by leaf garlands; lozenge shaped spangles around the bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Laura Dayton Denby
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
