Earring
ca. 1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Earrings were popular among all the Slav peoples, from Russia to the Balkans.
The circular wire and hinged pendant with coral beads on this earring are characteristic of traditional earrings throughout the Slav region. It comes from Greece, but the square shape of the pendant is probably Russian in origin. Earrings like this first appeared there at the end of the 17th century, but had gone out of aristocratic use by the beginning of the 18th century. There are strong cultural links between Russia and Greece, based on their common Orthodox Christianity.
It was bought for eight shillings (the pair) at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.
The circular wire and hinged pendant with coral beads on this earring are characteristic of traditional earrings throughout the Slav region. It comes from Greece, but the square shape of the pendant is probably Russian in origin. Earrings like this first appeared there at the end of the 17th century, but had gone out of aristocratic use by the beginning of the 18th century. There are strong cultural links between Russia and Greece, based on their common Orthodox Christianity.
It was bought for eight shillings (the pair) at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt set with red and green pastes, with coral paste beads |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt earring set with red and green pastes, Epirus (Greece), ca. 1850. |
| Physical description | Hoop earring with narrow decorative plaque applied to the front edge, with hinged pendant hanging from the bottom. The ends of the hinges are secured with imitation coral beads, and decorated with a green paste, and the square pendant has a large central red paste in a flat conical mount. Five small cast pendants hang from the lower edge. |
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| Summary | Earrings were popular among all the Slav peoples, from Russia to the Balkans. The circular wire and hinged pendant with coral beads on this earring are characteristic of traditional earrings throughout the Slav region. It comes from Greece, but the square shape of the pendant is probably Russian in origin. Earrings like this first appeared there at the end of the 17th century, but had gone out of aristocratic use by the beginning of the 18th century. There are strong cultural links between Russia and Greece, based on their common Orthodox Christianity. It was bought for eight shillings (the pair) at the International Exhibition, London, 1872. |
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| Accession number | 1427-1873 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2008 |
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