Pair of Earrings
Earring
1850-1899 (made)
1850-1899 (made)
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| Place of origin |
These earrings come from Dalmatia, but they are much more similar to those worn across the Adriatic, in Italy, than to those worn elsewhere in the Balkans. The delicate filigree rosettes, and thin curved wires, are typical of the earrings worn by Catholic women in the region. They would not have looked out of place anywhere else in southern Europe.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Pair of Earrings (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt filigree |
| Brief description | Pair of silver-gilt filigree earrings in the shape of a rosette with a pendant plaque like an upsidedown heart, Dalmatia, 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | Pair of silver-gilt filigree earrings, consisting of a rosette attached to the end of a curved wire. There is a small sheet silver pendant hanging from the base, shaped like an inverted heart. |
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| Credit line | Given by B.H.Jackson |
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| Summary | These earrings come from Dalmatia, but they are much more similar to those worn across the Adriatic, in Italy, than to those worn elsewhere in the Balkans. The delicate filigree rosettes, and thin curved wires, are typical of the earrings worn by Catholic women in the region. They would not have looked out of place anywhere else in southern Europe. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.25&A-1951 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2003 |
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