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Earring

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-23923

Description

Each earring in this pair is carved from jet in the form of a Classical portrait. Attachment is a wire hook at back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

earrings (jewelry)
jet (coal)
Classical
Jewelry
Ornament, Ear
Earring
Jet
Classical Figure
Woman
Earring

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 x 0.625 x 0.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4877AB

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