Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Earrings (pair)
Object Number:
1939.199ab
Date:
1820-1880
Medium:
Gold, glass
Dimensions:
overall (each): 1/2 x 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 1.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Pair of gold wire hook earrings with mosaic work in various colors of glass; disc at the lobe with white betonée cross at the center, encircled with geometric designs, suspending teardrop-shaped piece with vertical blue floral garland, above white dove with laurel branch in its beak, in circular field with blue ground.
Gallery Label:
Mosaic jewelry such as these earrings were a popular souvenir among American tourists in Europe during the Victorian era.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
