Feather-like gold metal earrings worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: 1961
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Gold colored metal clip-on earrings worn by Ophelia DeVore. Each earring has a flat oval disc that sits above the lobe with a series of metal rods radiating from one half of the oval ending in a ball with a twisted leaf-like piece at the tip. Together the radiating pieces resemble feathers. A clip is attached to the back of each earring on the bottom radiating pieces.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ophelia DeVore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.25.4.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: ear clips
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (each): 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 0.6 cm)