المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1850
مكان النشر
Turkey (made) Balkans (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Height: 31.7cm, Width: 4cm, Depth: 1.3cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
580-1868
رقم السجل
580-1868
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1850
ملاحظات
Earrings were popular among all the Slav peoples, from Russia to the Balkans. Women frequently hooked the wires into their headdress, just behind the ear, rather than into the ear lobe itself, because of the weight. The circular wire and hinged pendants with coral beads on this earring are characteristic of traditional earrings throughout the Slav region. It was described as modern Turkish work, when the V&A acquired it in 1867, but was probably made in the Balkans. As much of the Balkans was still part of the Ottoman Empire at the time, this is not a contradiction. Originally it was part of a pair, joined by a silver chain. A few links of this chain still remain, attached to the top of the earring. Slav earrings are often joined together by a long chain, which hangs under the chin. It was bought for £2 3s. 4d. (the pair) at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1867.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver gilt with applied filigree decoration, with corals, stones and pastes, and chain Silver-Gilt Coral Paste Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama
Hoop earring with decorative plate at the front set with a red stone, with a pendant of three plaques below it, hanging down vertically below each other, increasing in size and ending in a pendant amethyst-coloured stone. All parts are decorated with applied granules or rings of twisted wire, red and green pastes, and pendants of turquoise paste and coral beads. Short length of figure-of-eight chain attached, with ring of twisted wire round the centre of each link.
