Earring
1850-1899 (made)
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Silver pendant earring, consisting of a hollow pear-shaped filigree bead attached to a curved wire. From the bead hangs a larger spherical bead, with two smaller pendent beads attached at either side, and a single bead hanging from its lower edge. This lowest bead has, in its turn, three small pendent filigree beads, at either side and on the lower edge.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Silver filigree |
Brief description | Silver filigree earring with pendant beads, Spain, 1850-1899. |
Physical description | Silver pendant earring, consisting of a hollow pear-shaped filigree bead attached to a curved wire. From the bead hangs a larger spherical bead, with two smaller pendent beads attached at either side, and a single bead hanging from its lower edge. This lowest bead has, in its turn, three small pendent filigree beads, at either side and on the lower edge. |
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Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
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Accession number | M.132-1956 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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