Earring
ca. 1860-70 (made)
| Place of origin |
In addition to hearts and cupids, love could be expressed through many other symbols: flowers, hands, anchors, knots, musical instruments or, as here, nesting birds. The ‘language of flowers’ was much used. Ivy represented friendship, fidelity and marriage. The Forget-me-not, as on these jewells, stood for true love.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, enamel and pearls |
| Brief description | Pair of earrings, gold plaques decorated with compositions of a bird, a nest with eggs, and forget-me-nots, London, England, about 1860-70 |
| Physical description | Pair of earrings, gold plaques decorated with compositions of a bird, a nest with eggs(pearls), and blue enamel forget-me-nots. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Dorothy Simmons |
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| Summary | In addition to hearts and cupids, love could be expressed through many other symbols: flowers, hands, anchors, knots, musical instruments or, as here, nesting birds. The ‘language of flowers’ was much used. Ivy represented friendship, fidelity and marriage. The Forget-me-not, as on these jewells, stood for true love. |
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| Accession number | M.2A&B-1965 |
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| Record created | August 19, 2005 |
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