Earring

NameEarring

Place madePatzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver, coral

Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (6.3 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.36

Object numberA.2015.19.36

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSingle, crescent-shapped earring with with one hanging panel in the middle. On the center hanging panel is a applique flower with a leaf engraved on either side. From the bottom of the cresent are hanging embellishments--four balls and one long central pendant terminating in a red bead.