Graceful little silver four petal blossoms dangle gracefully from beneath old fluted buttons in this pair of "salvaged treasure" earrings.
The blossoms and buttons were part of a collection found in an old wooden box. Ear wires were hand crafted from the buttons and draw plate wire so that the blossoms could be worn as earrings. The wires are also conveniently designed, so that other pendants can also be attached!!!
Everything about this pair of ear ornaments is beautiful and versatile. The traditional heavy gauge wires are more comfortable for heavier pedants. Navajo are more comfortable for heavier pendants. Navajo's are not only artists when they work in silver. They are practical engineers.
Beauty and comfort go hand in hand.
Description | Graceful little silver four petal blossoms dangle gracefully from beneath old fluted buttons in this pair of "salvaged treasure" earrings. The blossoms and buttons were part of a collection found in an old wooden box. Ear wires were hand crafted from the buttons and draw plate wire so that the blossoms could be worn as earrings. The wires are also conveniently designed, so that other pendants can also be attached!!! Everything about this pair of ear ornaments is beautiful and versatile. The traditional heavy gauge wires are more comfortable for heavier pedants. Navajo are more comfortable for heavier pendants. Navajo's are not only artists when they work in silver. They are practical engineers. Beauty and comfort go hand in hand. |
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About the Artist | "Dineh or Diné are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. They are the second largest federally recognized tribe in the United States with over 300,000 enrolled tribal members as of 2015. The Navajo reservation occupies over 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Navajo language is spoken throughout the reservation with most Navajos speaking English as well." excerpted from Wikipedia
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Medium | Sterling silver forged from ingot, also draw plate, pulled wire, rolled sheet and hand-made stamping. |
Troy ounces | .16 troy ounces |
Size | From top of wire is from bottom of blossom 1 3/8" length X 7/16" width. Button is 7/16" in diameter. Pendant is 15/16" in length, 5/16" width. |
Date of creation | Circa 1930's |
Description | Ear wires were created using buttons of the same period for the two squash blossoms that were part of a collection in an old wooden "box of treasures". |
Provenance | Consigned by an Arizona collector of fine American Indian vintage jewelry kw |
Gram weight | 5.0 grams |