Teardrop earrings worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: late 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of teardrop earrings worn by Ophelia DeVore. The clip-on earrings have a round copper toned metal setting at the top with a large round faceted clear glass bead in the setting. Below hangs a large faceted teardrop shaped glass bead. There is a pressure clip on the reverse of the metal setting of each earring with the word "PATENTED" engraved on the underside of the clips.
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: 2011.25.5.3ab
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: glass beads, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (each): 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 1.9 cm)