Collection Highlights
Life studies of the Great Army
Date:
1876
Object Number:
PR.002.Album383
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Earrings
Object Number:
INV.12675.3ab
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Silver, gilt
Dimensions:
overall (each): 3/8 x 1 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1 x 2.5 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver gilt filigree earrings (no wire hooks or screws); shield-shaped, a loop at the top interlocks with an inverted triangular piece which curves outward, with trefoil beneath; at the bottom, a lozenge-shaped piece with trefoil beneath are suspended from each side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox, 1942
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
