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

Collections

Latin America

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.

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