DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Earrings
NameEarrings
Place madePuebla, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumGold, red coral
Dimensions2 1/4 × 13/16 × 9/16 in. (5.7 × 2 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.41ab
Object numberA.2015.19.41ab
DescriptionGold earrings topped with flowers with centers of red coral. Below the flowers are bows made of flat, gold ribbon. Each bow has two tails. Below the bows are danging pendants made of red coral beads in a setting of gold wire.
Genaro Vargas
1855