Earring
- Object Name:
- Earring
- Object ID:
- 1995.621.07
- Description:
- Earrings, pair. Gold with clear stone. Clear, faceted, almost square, stone in heavy sheet-metal mounting. Small loop on bottom edge with wear marks in bottom of loop as if something else was attached. Pivoted ear wire at bottom of piece from back, which curves around and attaches with small hook in it. Catches at top of mount. Small loop mounted on pivoted ear wire that may prevent earring from twisting downward due to weight of missing part(s). Second earring similar to other except for having less wear on loop on inside surface. Small tight piece of paper with three lines: "Ear ornaments worn by my mother, Anna C. Kimble, / previous to 1800." "(signed) Moses W. Kimble who / deposited them here May 14, 1878."
- Material:
- Metal
Stone
Gold - Dimensions:
- H-1.12 W-0.84 D-1.39 cm Weight-1 gr
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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