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Earrings

Clothing/Dress/Costume

DescriptionPair of earrings with red beads wrapped with plain and coiled wire.

Entry/Object ID

1998.11.22

Collection

Virginia Spalding

Acquisition

Accession

1998.11

Source or Donor

Albert R. SpaldingVirginia Spalding

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Albert R. and Virginia Spalding

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Earring

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ornament, Ear

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

1998.11.22.A

Height

120 mm

Dimension Description

1998.11.22.B

Height

125 mm

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

These earrings are typical of those created by the Turkoman silversmith’s elegant usage of their limited techniques. By drawing and cording the silver they often created a dangling effect, and elaborated the accessories with brightly colored glass, beads, or stones.

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