Earring
Collingwood Ltd
Category
Jewellery
Date
1870
Materials
Gold, agate.
Measurements
45mm length
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288775.2
Summary
Earrings of matching design, part of an Egyptian Revival gold Demi-Parure, c. 1870. Pharoah heads suspended from circular top sections with elongated wire fittings.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Collingwood Ltd, jeweller