Earring
Earring
1860-1867 (made)
1860-1867 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Earrings were worn by most women, of all faiths, in the Ottoman Empire. This was described as modern Turkish, when it was acquired in 1867, but is just as likely to have come from the Balkans, which were under Turkish rule at the time. The hinged attachment of the (missing) wire, and the circular design, with a ring of hollow beads round the edge, are common in some kinds of Balkan earring. The use of filigree and the comma-shaped pendants hanging from the lower edge are both typical of all kinds of Turkish jewellery.
It was bought for 6 shillings and 6 pence at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.
It was bought for 6 shillings and 6 pence at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Earring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt set with a blue paste and decorated with filigree |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt earring, lacking its wire, set with a blue paste and with three filigree pendants, Turkey, 1860-1867. |
| Physical description | Circular silver-gilt earring with three comma-shaped filigree pendants. The centre of the earring has a filigree dome on the front, set with a blue glass bead in a closed setting, and a disc with applied rings of twisted wire on the back. Round this is a ring of spiral wire, and there is a ring of hollow silver beads outside that. There are two loops for a hinge fitting on the top, but the wire is missing. |
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| Summary | Earrings were worn by most women, of all faiths, in the Ottoman Empire. This was described as modern Turkish, when it was acquired in 1867, but is just as likely to have come from the Balkans, which were under Turkish rule at the time. The hinged attachment of the (missing) wire, and the circular design, with a ring of hollow beads round the edge, are common in some kinds of Balkan earring. The use of filigree and the comma-shaped pendants hanging from the lower edge are both typical of all kinds of Turkish jewellery. It was bought for 6 shillings and 6 pence at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867. |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in:
'Italian Jewellery as worn by The Peasants of Italy. Collected by Signor Castellani, and purchased from the Paris Universal Exhibition for The South Kensington Museum', London, Arundel Society for Promoting the Knowledge of Art, 1868, plate 12, 'Peasant Jewellery. Modern Turkish, Norwegian, Danish', where it was included under:
'A collection of Modern Turkish Popular Jewellery. Bought in the Turkish section of the Paris Exhibition, 1867.’ |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 587-1868 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2003 |
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