Fülbevaló

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 52.3516.1
Date of production:
mid 19th century
Place of production: Austria (presumably)
Materials: ivory
Techniques: carved; gilded; mounted
Dimensions:
length: 4,8 cm
width: 1,2 cm
It is an imitation of East-Indian jewels: a rosette and two ivory plates hanging down from two leaves, carved with tiny flowers on both sides. A filigree butterfly, enriched with a ball-shaped hanger, is suspended on the ivory plate, fixed with two rings.

Literature

  • a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 458. (Békési Éva)