Name/Title
Pair of clip-on earrings, yellow oval cabochonsEntry/Object ID
2025.1.86Description
A pair of clip-on earrings, each a smooth domed oval cabochon of yellow plastic set on a gold-tone metal back. The cabochons are plain and glossy with a slightly worn high point; the reverse shows an oval gold-tone metal plate carrying a hinged clip-back (clip-on, not pierced) finding. The metal is a warm gold tone.Item Type
Earrings - PairUse
Kept by Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez in a box of plastic jewelry.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecitionMade/Created
Notes
MAKER: Unknown; unmarked i. Costume jewelry; manufacturer not identified.
DATE / PERIOD: Not marked; mid-to-late 20th century (estimated) for a plastic-cabochon clip earring. Undetermined more precisely.
ORIGIN: Not established from the object (no mark).Materials
Material
Plastic, MetalMaterial Notes
TECHNIQUES: Molded plastic cabochons glued/set into gold-tone metal cup backs fitted with hinged clip findings; standard costume-jewelry construction.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useResearch Notes
Notes
Plastic-cabochon clip earrings were produced in great quantity by many makers, so the form alone does not localize or date them, and no maker or origin should be inferred from appearance.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
October 20, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
