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Earrings (India)
This is a Earrings. It is dated late 19th century and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is gilt and filigreed metal, glass pearls and beads. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Delicate filigree work, which reached its artistic peak in the mid-19th century, necessitated the handiwork of wire-drawers and twisters, solderers, polishers, and jewelry assemblers. Since precious metal jewelry was sold by weight in India, filigree work was popular, as it required a minimal amount of metal to create a dramatic effect.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Good as Gold.
This object was
donated by
Miss Frances Morris.
It is credited Gift of Frances Morris.
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- silver, paste stones, two human teeth.
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- 1942-69-5-a/d
- Earrings (India)
- turquoise matrix and silver.
- Gift of Frances Morris.
- 1951-111-89-a,b
Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Earring (India)
- gold, colored stones.
- Gift of H.H. Princess Niloufer of Turkey and Hyderabad.
- 1994-119-4-a,b
- Earrings (India)
- gold, green colored stones, coral.
- Gift of H.H. Princess Niloufer of Turkey and Hyderabad.
- 1994-119-8-a,b
- Pair of Earplugs Earplugs
- brass, glass-setting.
- Gift of Frances Morris.
- 1951-111-92-a,b
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 9.9 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Earrings (India); gilt and filigreed metal, glass pearls and beads; H x W x D: 9.9 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.); Gift of Frances Morris; 1951-111-88-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Lockwood de Forest, Frederic Church.
