Jewelry Sets^The Met Store Spanish Day and Night Magnifier Pendant Necklace and Moon Drop Earrings Set
$123.20
Art jewelry inspired by The Met collection.DetailsSet of necklace and earrings14K gold plateMother-of-pearlCubic zirconi…
Art jewelry inspired by The Met collection.
- Set of necklace and earrings
- 14K gold plate
- Mother-of-pearl
- Cubic zirconia
- Necklace: Lobster-claw closure; 32”L; 2 3/8”L x 1 7/8”W pendant drop; 2x magnifying lens
- Earrings: Pierced, with surgical steel ear posts; 1”L x 5/8”W
- Clean with a damp cloth and dry with a soft, clean cloth
These celestial motifs celebrate a type of print called a broadside depicting 48 allegorical figures pertaining to the sun and the moon. The original, now in The Met collection, was printed about 1860–70 by Juan Llorens (Spanish, active ca. 1855–70), an active publisher of broadsides in Barcelona. Broadsides were issued by the thousands and sold on the street or in publishers’ shops beginning in 16th-century Europe. These inexpensive sheets of small images, made to entertain the buyer with depictions of current news, children’s games, popular tales, and so on, were so well received that certain printing presses made them their specialty. Many early broadsides have been lost due to their ephemeral nature, but numerous others survive…See More
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