Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Earring |
Catalog Number |
0985.05.00110b |
Description |
Earring: Pair of earrings carved from nut shells with metal ear hooks and metal plates on top and bottom. Motif of dragonflies, fish and men. Part of set of jewelry consisting of breastpin and earrings (0985.5.110,a,b). |
Dimensions |
H-1.175 W-0.675 L-0.8 inches |
Owned |
unidentified Confederate POW |
Made |
Creator unknown, Confederate POW |
Provenance |
Breastpin and earrings made and carved from nuts by a Confederate soldier while a prisoner of war. |
People |
unidentified Confederate POW |
Subjects |
POW's Prisoners of war jewelry |