Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
1860
1939.390
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ear pendants (part of demi-parure)
Object name
Ear pendants (part of demi-parure)
Date
1820-1860
Medium
Goldstone, glass, metal
Dimensions
overall (each earring): 5/8 x 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.
Description
Goldstone brooch and earrings set (demi-parure); hinged wire hook earrings have oval goldstone at the lobe suspending teardrop shaped goldstone pieces also in metal frame, each piece has a colored glass micromosaic with a different image each, all depicting columned Roman structures.
Object Number
INV.12673.17b-c
Gallery Label
Micromosaic jewelry like this demi-parure set, depicting Roman structures and ruins, was popular in America during the nineteenth century when the "grand tour" of Europe was common.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
