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Pair of Earrings with Snap-on Covers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold earrings with round white stones surrounded by gold decorative scalloped edges. Earrings have gold hooks. Below earrings, two round gold objects. One object is a closed ball with a black stone across the middle. The other object is an open ball revealing a hollow gold interior. The background is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1882–85
Medium:
Gold, diamond, and enamel
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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