DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Dangle earring
NameEarring
Place madeMexico, North America
MediumSilver
Dimensions1 15/16 × 9/16 × 3/8 in. (5 × 1.5 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.113
Object numberA.2015.19.113
DescriptionSingle silver earring is teardrop shaped and decorated with silver filigree. Rectangular pieces of silver create a fringe at the bottom edge. A form that appears to be a flower is attached to the earwire at the top.
Early 20th century
Artist Not Recorded
Jesus Cazares
Late 19th - early 20th century