Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pair of earrings
Object Number:
1913.21ab
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Gold, jet, hair
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 in. ( 5.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of earrings of faceted jet beads in Moorish design; each comprises sunburst motif in gold set with jets, with gold French ear-wires; suspending detachable pendants of similarly set quasi-garland style; in the center of each, a half-moon-shaped glass compartment containing woven hair.
Credit Line:
Gift of Johanna K. Sluyter
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
