Pair of Earrings
Datelate 18th century
OriginEurope or Great Britain
MediumAmethyst; diamond; silver; gold (all by eye)
DimensionsOverall: 5.7cm (2 1/4in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edna G. Tucker and Ms. Wendy S. Tucker in memory of their husband and father, Edward Bolton "Teddy" Tucker, M.B.E.
Object number2015-263,1&2
DescriptionPendant earrings, each with silver-set diamond (?) leaves and "flowers" supporting a larger circular amethyst (?); gold (?) wires are later replacements.ProvenanceDescended in Tucker family of Williamsburg, VA, and Bermuda
late 18th or early 19th century
ca. 1758
late 18th or early 19th century
18th century
early 19th century
1757
1766
1740-1760
ca 1750