Earrings

NameEarrings

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Place madeEcuador, South America

MediumMetal (coin silver), red glass

DimensionsEach approx: 4 5/16 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (11 × 3.5 × 1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Patricia M. Newman

Object numberA.2013.9.1ab

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionPair of silver and red glass earrings with long red drops. Th ear wires are soldered to a quatrefoil form with a small red glass cabochon center. From this dangles a central piece with a central red glass disk and four extending filigree "wings" (two on each side) with S forms within and small heart-like shapes between. Hearts with small red glass bead balls dangle from the bottom "wings". From the bottom center, directly under the red disk, hang the red glass drops, suspended within conical tubes.