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Earrings

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The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Once the prohibition against wearing jewels had passed in post- revolutionary France, light and delicate gold jewellery became fashionable. Inspired by traditional peasant jewellery, it used filigree, seed pearls and coloured stones, particularly carnelian.

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  • Title: Earrings
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1795/1810
  • Location: France
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 6.7 cm, Width: 1.7 cm, Depth: 1.0 cm
  • Provenance: Given by Dame Joan Evans
  • Medium: Gold with enamel and pearl decoration
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