Pair of orange glass

Made:
1901-1913

Pair of orange glass, amuletic, pendant earrings with brass mounts, part of Lovett collection, from London, English, 1901-1913

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132598
Materials:
glass and brass
Measurements:
length 45 mm
max: diameter 10 mm
type:
earrings
credit:
Lovett, E.R.

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