Earring
ca. 1970 (made)
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This pair of earrings was originally worn with a pair of Geoffrey Beene evening pyjamas and was donated to the museum along with the pyjamas and its other accessories. These included a patent leather belt, a pair of flower-shaped plastic and diamanté cufflinks and a white fabric camellia worn pinned to the neck. The full ensemble belonged to Catharina Tinniswood, a former show and fitting model for Geoffrey Beene in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Plastic, rhinestone |
| Brief description | Clip-on, round black plastic earrings with rhinestone centre, Unknown, ca. 1970, possibly USA. |
| Physical description | Black plastic gumdrop-shaped earrings with rhinestone centre and a clip-on fastening. |
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| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Credit line | Given by Catharina Tinniswood |
| Object history | This pair of earrings was originally worn to complement a pair of Geoffrey Beene evening pyjamas. The ensemble belonged to Catharina Tinniswood, a former show and fitting model for Geoffrey Beene in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection she kept is not the usual examples that were sold in the stores but rather the actual garments included in catwalk shows and trunkshows at the beginning of each season. |
| Summary | This pair of earrings was originally worn with a pair of Geoffrey Beene evening pyjamas and was donated to the museum along with the pyjamas and its other accessories. These included a patent leather belt, a pair of flower-shaped plastic and diamanté cufflinks and a white fabric camellia worn pinned to the neck. The full ensemble belonged to Catharina Tinniswood, a former show and fitting model for Geoffrey Beene in the late 1960s and early 1970s. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.31:6, 7-2006 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2007 |
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