Pair of Earrings

Details

Descriptive Terms

mourning jewelry
pendant earrings
earrings (jewelry)
rubber (material)
gold (metal)
Jewelry
Ornament, Ear
Earring
Earring

Additional Identification Number

1921.24BC
490

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7/8 x 1/8 (WxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary Wheelwright

Accession Number

1921.23AB

Reference Notes

For more information on jet jewelry and imitations see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910" v. 2 (1991): 657-709; Cooper, Diana and Norman Battershill, "Victorian Sentimental Jewellery," (1972): 19-30; Dawes, Ginny Reddington and Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 125-130; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 125-126, 254-256; Phillips, Clare, "Jewels and Jewelry," (2000): 94-95.

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