Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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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.
