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Earring

1850-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 5.9cm
  • Width: 1.8cm
  • Depth: 1.0cm
Credit line
Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest
Collection
Accession number
M.132-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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