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Earring

Object Name:
Earring
Object ID:
1995.612.17
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Earrings, pair. Gold and hair. Wire frame for pierced ears. Frame supports small metal caps from which is suspended a dual-ball woven hair mesh. Small metal terminations at bottom of each pair cluster and a cinched-metal band near top of each cluster to create dual orb shapes. One hair piece missing from each earring. Each earring has two small and one large orb shapes.
Material:
Gold
Metal
Hair
Dimensions:
H-5.29 W-1.995 D-2.05 cm Weight-1.5 gr
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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