Earring
1800-1870 (made)
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Traditional jewellery often followed out-dated aristocratic examples. Many Spanish traditional earrings were based on 17th and 18th-century patterns, but over time local differences became fixed, and patterns became characteristic of a particular place.
Jewellery from the Salamanca region is among the oldest and most distinctive in Spain. The shape of these earrings is late 17th-century, but the delicate gold filigree ground, threaded with seed pearls, is typical of 19th-century Salamancan jewellery. They would have been worn with an elaborate matching cross-shaped pendant.
Jewellery from the Salamanca region is among the oldest and most distinctive in Spain. The shape of these earrings is late 17th-century, but the delicate gold filigree ground, threaded with seed pearls, is typical of 19th-century Salamancan jewellery. They would have been worn with an elaborate matching cross-shaped pendant.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold filigree set with pearls |
| Brief description | Pair of long gold filigree earrings set with pearls, Salamanca (Spain), 1800-1870. |
| Physical description | Pair of gold filigree earrings, consisting of a stylised bow hanging from a star-shaped disc, with a broad loop of ribbon at the bottom, with a small rosette beneath it. Decorated with seed pearls attached by fine gold wire. |
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| Summary | Traditional jewellery often followed out-dated aristocratic examples. Many Spanish traditional earrings were based on 17th and 18th-century patterns, but over time local differences became fixed, and patterns became characteristic of a particular place. Jewellery from the Salamanca region is among the oldest and most distinctive in Spain. The shape of these earrings is late 17th-century, but the delicate gold filigree ground, threaded with seed pearls, is typical of 19th-century Salamancan jewellery. They would have been worn with an elaborate matching cross-shaped pendant. |
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| Accession number | 1376&A-1873 |
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| Record created | July 31, 2006 |
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