Earring
1795-1810 (made)
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Once the prohibition against wearing jewels had passed, light and delicate gold jewellery became fashionable. Inspired by traditional peasant jewellery, it used filigree, seed pearls and coloured stones, particularly carnelian.
Women’s dress had simplified with the influence of costume from classical Greece and Rome. Fine muslin fabrics draped the body, and a revealing low-cut bodice displayed coloured stones and filigree necklaces to good advantage. Hair was worn in a chignon (bun), with curls arranged around the forehead and face. With this style, women wore combs or tiaras and elongated hoop earrings, called ‘poissardes’ (French for ‘fishwives’).
Women’s dress had simplified with the influence of costume from classical Greece and Rome. Fine muslin fabrics draped the body, and a revealing low-cut bodice displayed coloured stones and filigree necklaces to good advantage. Hair was worn in a chignon (bun), with curls arranged around the forehead and face. With this style, women wore combs or tiaras and elongated hoop earrings, called ‘poissardes’ (French for ‘fishwives’).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold with pearls and diamonds |
| Brief description | Pair of earrings, gold set with pearls and rose-cut diamonds, France, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Pair of earrings, gold set with pearls and rose-cut diamonds. In the form of two long loops, one pearl, the other diamond, tied near the top with a bow. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
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| Summary | Once the prohibition against wearing jewels had passed, light and delicate gold jewellery became fashionable. Inspired by traditional peasant jewellery, it used filigree, seed pearls and coloured stones, particularly carnelian. Women’s dress had simplified with the influence of costume from classical Greece and Rome. Fine muslin fabrics draped the body, and a revealing low-cut bodice displayed coloured stones and filigree necklaces to good advantage. Hair was worn in a chignon (bun), with curls arranged around the forehead and face. With this style, women wore combs or tiaras and elongated hoop earrings, called ‘poissardes’ (French for ‘fishwives’). |
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| Accession number | M.45&A-1962 |
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| Record created | August 4, 2005 |
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