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Pair of Earrings

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

GUSN

GUSN-101004

Description

Pair of gold and artificial pearl earrings, two gold colored pearls on a gold wire and a small gold bead at top and bottom, wire ear fasteners.

Details

Descriptive Terms

earrings (jewelry)
EARRING

Additional Identification Number

447

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

2007.15.87ab

Reference Notes

For more information on pearls see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 1 (1991): 254-259; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 108-111, 209-213.

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