- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl; mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0156 a,b
- Description
- A pair of long, green, translucent drops hanging from a strand of simulated pearls. Chrysoprase drops, 3.6 cm long, are very smooth and even, tapering at the top where they are held with small silver caps. Caps attach to a short length 1.5 cm of silver wire threaded with five small simulated pearls…
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- Title
- Drop Earrings
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl; mineral
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.6 x 1.4 cm
- Description
- A pair of long, green, translucent drops hanging from a strand of simulated pearls. Chrysoprase drops, 3.6 cm long, are very smooth and even, tapering at the top where they are held with small silver caps. Caps attach to a short length 1.5 cm of silver wire threaded with five small simulated pearls with a bluish cast. These dangle from silver screw-back fitting with tiny, 0.5 x 0.5 cm three lobed blossom motif at front of ear.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0156 a,b
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