Earring
Category
Jewellery
Date
1870
Materials
Gold, amethyst.
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288863.2
Summary
One of a pair of Victorian gold earrings, c. 1870. Of naturalistic inspiration, the smaller circular spherical top sections each bezel set with three circular amethyst cabochons suspending below larger matching pear-shaped 'fruiting' drops each set with five circular amethyst cabochons.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.