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Pair Of Earrings (USA)
This is a Pair of earrings. It was retailed by Tinsel Trading Company. It is dated ca. 1890 and we acquired it in 2007. Its medium is carved tortoiseshell, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Tortoiseshell was a popular material for jewelry, combs, and other objects of personal adornment in the late nineenth century. The donor of these earrings, one of Cooper-Hewitt's founding supporters, was a descendant of the Tinsel Trading Company's owner.
This object was
donated by
Ms. Dorothy Warren.
It is credited Gift of Dorothy Warren.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (each earring): 5.2 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm (2 1/16 x 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Pair Of Earrings (USA); Retailed by Tinsel Trading Company (United States); carved tortoiseshell, gold; H x W x D (each earring): 5.2 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm (2 1/16 x 15/16 x 7/8 in.); Gift of Dorothy Warren; 2007-50-2-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Plastics.
