DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Earrings, filigree domes
NameEarrings
Place madeTuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, North America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 15/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in. (4.9 × 1 × 0.9 cm) per piece
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.48ab
Object numberA.2015.19.48ab
DescriptionDelicate, gold filigree earrings. At the top of the earring is filigree flower. Hanging below are two domes, the top one being larger. Metal dangles fringe the edges of the domes. From the center of the bottom dome hangs a small, round ball.
19th Century
