Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Luce Center
Earrings
Object Number:
INV.12529ab
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Gold, amethysts, citrines
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of earrings; gold wires suspending gold grape leaves and grapes; surmounting faceted amethysts and citrines in bunches like grapes; framed by beaded gold bezels and attached by wires; gold floral element decoration.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
