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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set …
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- Title
- Earrings
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set in heavy silver teardrop shaped setting with double row of gadrooning at bottom supporting a series of small silver balls heaped on top around the stone (a) larger stone setting has four larger silver balls at point of teardrop, silver stopping ring at one end of hoop. 15.5 cm leather thong attached to hoop beneath setting.( b) smaller, texture worn on hoop. Uneven stopping ring in middle of one side of hoop. Small silver loop at pointed end of setting, with string of loosely spun wool through loop.(b) is 6.0 x 4.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- stone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0157 a,b
- Description
- A pair of earring pendants of mottled blue and grey polished stones. Stones approximately same size and shape, rounded and smoothly polished. Top capped with bracht-like silver fitting with ring at top holding a second, loose ring to attach to earring fitting (missing). Stones are lapis lazuli.
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- Title
- Earrings
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- stone; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm
- Description
- A pair of earring pendants of mottled blue and grey polished stones. Stones approximately same size and shape, rounded and smoothly polished. Top capped with bracht-like silver fitting with ring at top holding a second, loose ring to attach to earring fitting (missing). Stones are lapis lazuli.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0157 a,b
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