Earring
1810-20 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The cameos in the earrings show cupids. Jewels with portraits or sentimental symbols of love, such as butterflies, doves and cupids, were always very popular.
Sentimental jewellery was an outward expression of emotion. It was used to declare affection for family and friends, passion for a lover, and loyalty to a monarch or a cause, also religious devotion and grief.
Sentimental jewellery was an outward expression of emotion. It was used to declare affection for family and friends, passion for a lover, and loyalty to a monarch or a cause, also religious devotion and grief.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Shell and gold |
| Brief description | Pair of earrings decorated with shell cameos of putti, mounted in gold, Italy, 1810-20. |
| Physical description | Pair of earrings decorated with shell cameos of putti mounted in gold. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The cameos in the earrings show cupids. Jewels with portraits or sentimental symbols of love, such as butterflies, doves and cupids, were always very popular. Sentimental jewellery was an outward expression of emotion. It was used to declare affection for family and friends, passion for a lover, and loyalty to a monarch or a cause, also religious devotion and grief. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1314B&C-1871 |
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| Record created | August 8, 2005 |
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