Each earring in this pair is made from a single round faux pearl button. Earrings clipped to lobes with a plated metal wire and screw back.
earrings (jewelry)
faux finish
pearl (color)
metal
plating (metal coating)
Jewelry
Ornament, Ear
Earring
Porcelain
Sterling Silver
Painted
Earring
Impressed stamp on backing: ""STERLING""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
0.75 x 0.5 x 0.625 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4878AB
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