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Earrings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Earrings by Schiaparelli. Two earrings made of gold-colored metal and brown tortoiseshell-colored plastic or stone. The earrings are teardrop-shaped and pointed at the top. The gold-colored metal has an ornate design with scrollwork and leaf patterns. One earring is attached to a metal hoop, the other earring sits on the right. A third piece sits on the right, a triangle-shaped tortoiseshell-colored stone in a gold-colored metal frame.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
gold, stone
Culture:
Italian
Dimensions:
600 × 543 px
Museum record:
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