Object Details
Designer
Unknown
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Pair of gold-toned articulated drop earrings, each composed of three elements joined by loops. From the top: a phrygian (or "liberty") cap, followed by a guillotine stamped with the years 1789 and 1989 in bands at its top and bottom, followed by an upside-down fleur de lis. Each cap with a hinged clip on the back.
Credit Line
Gift of David Revere McFadden
Date
1989
Accession Number
1995-112-4-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
jewelry
Decorative Arts
Object Name
earrings
Type
earrings
Medium
gilded metal
Dimensions
H x W: 9.5 × 3.2 cm (3 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
manufactured in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1995-112-4-a_b