Earring
- Object Name:
- Earring
- Object ID:
- 1995.621.05 a-b
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Earrings, pair. Gold, black onyx, and pearl. Central rectangular section with rounded ends of beveled-edge onyx with finely-beaded metal edges in middle. Cast two-leaf decoration in center with single small pearl. Small pearl and four two-leaf clusters of mounted onyx around central piece. Pearls in gold balls for decorations. Three elongated triangular onyx pieces hanging from bottom of earring; symmetrical. At top, single small diamond shape with concave sides and small gold balls. Relatively heavy gold pierced-ear wire with simple bent catch at top. Back surfaces all gold-colored with polished surfaces. Both earrings identical.
- Material:
- Metal
Stone
Skeletal - Dimensions:
- H-5.4 W-2.21 D-0.81 cm Weight-4.5 gr
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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