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Each earring in this pair is constructed from jet. The pendant is teardrop-shaped and carved with bas-relief roses and foliage. The pendant is suspended (point down) from a pair of interlocking carved jet links. Each earring is suspended from a gold earwire.
earrings (jewelry)
gold alloy
jet (coal)
floral patterns
rose (genus)
Jewelry
Ornament, Ear
Earring
Earring
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1 3/8 x 5/8 x 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5133AB
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