Pair of Earrings | Yale University Art Gallery

1830–50

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900

Medium: Gold, jet, human hair
Dimensions: each earring: 1 × 9/16 × 1/2in. (2.6 × 1.5 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Nancy Stiner
Accession Number: 2004.110.4a-b
Geography: Made in United States
Culture: American
Period: 19th century
Classification: Jewelry
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Provenance

Nancy Stiner; gift 2004 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions 2004," in "African Art at Yale," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2005), 199, ill

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

earrings

Unmarked

"HAC" script monogram engraved on back side of each earring.

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