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One of a pair of square cuff links composed of pastes with beveled edges set over a red foil back. The center features a gold wire pseudo-cipher, all set in silver and connected with an S link.
cuff links
fasteners
gold (metal)
silver (metal)
glass (material)
foil (metal)
Link, Cuff
332
Unknown
3/8 x 3/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Alice Morville Burr
1927.830
For more information on cuff links and studs see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995):178-179; Hinks, Peter, "Victorian Jewelry," (1991). Similar crystal jewelry with red foil backs is featured in Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): Color Plate 29.
Title Hair ring Accession Number 1927.396
Title Hair ring Accession Number 1927.397
Title Hair ring Accession Number 1927.398
Title Hair ring Accession Number 1927.399
Title Cuff link Accession Number 1927.830
Title Accession Number
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