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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Italian, probably Neapolitan
Title:Pair of earrings with flowers
Date Made:ca. 1840-1850
Type:Adornment
Materials:Coral, pearls, gold
Place Made:Europe; Italy; Naples
Measurements:overall: 1 1/4 x 3/4 x 7/8 in.; 3.175 x 1.905 x 2.2225 cm
Narrative Inscription:  None
Accession Number:  MH 1948.1.8a,b.I(b).J
Credit Line:Gift of Henrietta Franchois Fitzmaurice (Class of 1896) in memory of Esther C. Fitzmaurice and Sarah A. Start (Class of 1852)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Pair of carved coral earrings, each with flower bud and large flower blossom with pearls on the tips of the gold stamens, all hanging from a gold stem with small piece of coral set in the end.

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