Earring
1st half 19th century (made)
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Pair of earrings, peridots in brilliant-cut diamond borders, open-set in silver, backed with gold.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Peridots, diamonds, silver and gold |
Brief description | Pair of earrings, peridots in brilliant-cut diamond borders, western Europe, early to mid 19th century |
Physical description | Pair of earrings, peridots in brilliant-cut diamond borders, open-set in silver, backed with gold. |
Credit line | Cory Bequest |
Object history | The three large central units of the necklace (M.118-1951) probably date from about 1810, and may originally have formed part of a tiara or another necklace. The rest of the units, and probably also the earrings, are of a later date. |
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Accession number | M.118A&B-1951 |
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Record created | August 4, 2005 |
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