Earrings

Art Historical Context

These delicate 19th-century Spanish, crafted by an unknown artist, offer a glimpse into the elegant world of Iberian fashion during a time of romantic revival and cultural flourishing. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, they reflect the period's emphasis on personal adorn, when jewelry served as both everyday elegance and statements of identity amid Spain's turbulent history of political shifts and colonial influences. Made from metal and glass, the earrings showcase techniques common to the era: finely wrought metal frames likely holding colorful glass beads or cab...