Earring
1800-1880 (made)
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Pair of gilt copper earrings. Each consists of a cast pierced central part set with a central diamond in a closed mount. There are three pendants, of pearls strung on wire, hanging from the lower edge, and three more pearls are set around the edges of the central part. At the top is a hinged wire.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gilt copper set with diamonds, with pendent pearls |
| Brief description | Pair of gilt copper earrings set with diamonds, with pendent pearls, Europe, 1800-1880. |
| Physical description | Pair of gilt copper earrings. Each consists of a cast pierced central part set with a central diamond in a closed mount. There are three pendants, of pearls strung on wire, hanging from the lower edge, and three more pearls are set around the edges of the central part. At the top is a hinged wire. |
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| Object history | Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884. Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A). |
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| Accession number | 946&A-1884 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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