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Earring

1700s–1800s

Italy, Naples

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Medium
gold and enamel with pearls
Measurements
Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.111.1
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A gold earring features a scalloped openwork top detailed with blue and pink enamel scrolls and several inset pearls. Three cone-shaped pendants resembling clusters of grapes hang from gold rings at the base. These pendants are densely packed with small white pearls, each secured by a visible gold pin. The central cluster is longer and more voluminous than the two clusters flanking it. A gold wire hook extends upward and behind the ornament.

Earring

1700s–1800s

Italy, Naples

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