Earrings, pair
Date18th c
OriginEngland
MediumGold, silver, paste, silver-gilt
DimensionsOL: 1 7/8"; OW: 9/16"
Credit LineBequest of Elizabeth Ridgely Blagojevich
Object number1991-571,1-2
DescriptionElongated tear-drop body with 3 different-sized, square-faceted stones of paste with the largest in the middle; vine engraving in silver-gilt surface; back construction: rigid loop from the bottom of body 3/4 of way to the top with the ear hole loop hinged here; ear loop worn in ear back-to-front.ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. Elizabeth R. Blagojevich, Alexandria, VA
1740-1760
18th century
1770-1820
late 18th century
18th c.
ca. 1760
ca. 1700
1750-1785
1760-1780
late 18th or early 19th century