Earring

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Romania (made)

This earring comes from Wallachia, in the northern Balkans between Romania and Bulgaria. It was described as typical of Wallachian traditional jewellery when it was acquired, but it could also have come from many other places in central Europe.

It was bought for four shillings (the pair) at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.

Object details

Categories	Jewellery Metalwork
Object type	Earring
Materials and techniques	Hollow engraved silver-gilt Silver-Gilt
Brief description	Crescent-shaped silver-gilt earring with floral engraving, Wallachia (Romania), 19th century.
Physical description	Silver-gilt hollow crescent-shaped earring with hinged wire. The wide crescent is engraved on one side with flowers, and on the other with scrolls either side of a central empty cartouche.
Dimensions	Length: 32mm Width: 22mm Depth: 3mm
Object history	probably 1289-1873
Subject depicted	Crescent
Summary	This earring comes from Wallachia, in the northern Balkans between Romania and Bulgaria. It was described as typical of Wallachian traditional jewellery when it was acquired, but it could also have come from many other places in central Europe. It was bought for four shillings (the pair) at the International Exhibition, London, 1872.
Collection	Metalwork Collection
Accession number	MET.LOST.2263

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O377430/earring-unknown/

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