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Drop Earrings

CultureChinese
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPeking glass and metal fittings
Dimensions.1: 5 × 1/2 × 1/2 inches (12.7 × 1.27 × 1.27 cm)
.2: 5 × 1/2 × 1/2 inches (12.7 × 1.27 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lindsay Major
Object number2022.40.4.1,2
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionEarrings with metal fittings and carved glass beads in translucent pale blue.Provenance

With Jule Wood (dates unknown), prior to 1946;

His gift to Lindsay Hughes Cooper (1908-1997), before 1946–1997;

Her gift to niece, Lindsay Major, about 1997-2022;

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2022.

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