Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Earrings (pair)
Object Number:
1920.13ab
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Cut steel
Dimensions:
overall (each): 3/8 x 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1 x 1.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of cut-steel wire-hook earrings; rosette at the earlobe, detachable pendant ornaments or rosette suspended from leaves with loop finding.
Gallery Label:
These earrings are part of a parure (jewelry suite) which was worn to the ball honoring La Fayette at Castle Garden, September 14, 1824.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
