Each earring in this pair is constructed from a briolette-cut ombré glass drop (possibly topaz, not identified), which is suspended from a gold-plated loop soldered in the center of a french ear wire. The ear wire is secured with a bent hook at base that would sit behind the ear lobe.
earrings (jewelry)
glass (material)
gold alloy
plating (metal coating)
topaz (mineral)
faceting
Jewelry
Ornament, Ear
Earring
Glass
Gold Plate
Faceted
Earring
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
0.75 (H), 0.375 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5135AB
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