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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
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
fashion
jewlery
travel
souvenir
households
adornment
women
Nepal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0046 a,b
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0154 a,b
Description
On white card reading "hand wrought jewellery and enamels/ by H.M. Palko”. Pair of round, red, enamelled earrings depicting stained-glass fish, worked on flat, copper disk in cloisonne style. Stylized fish formed by angled and curving lines interesting, with the resulting squares and triangular sp…
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Title
Earrings
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.2 x 2.3 cm
Description
On white card reading "hand wrought jewellery and enamels/ by H.M. Palko”. Pair of round, red, enamelled earrings depicting stained-glass fish, worked on flat, copper disk in cloisonne style. Stylized fish formed by angled and curving lines interesting, with the resulting squares and triangular spaces filled with different orange and yellow colours. Background red. Screw fitting soldered to back. Back of disk and lines between enamel colours blackened.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
accessories
fashion
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0154 a,b
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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