The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 26, 2025

Pair of curved circular mother-of-pearl earrings with holes in the upper center and subtly serrated edges. The earrings catch the light, an underlying beige color glistening with undulating pink, blue, and green while the left and right edges are cast in dark-brown shadow.

Pair of Earrings

before 1916

probably Malacian or South Sea Islands

mother-of-pearl

Overall: 3 x 3 cm (1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.435

Location: Not on view

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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.435