Name/Title
Pair of clip-on button earrings, marbled blue-and-white plasticEntry/Object ID
2025.1.88Description
A pair of clip-on button earrings, each a round, slightly domed disc of marbled (swirled) cornflower-blue-and-white plastic with a soft pearly luster and a faintly squared/twisted contour. The fronts are glossy with light surface wear (a few pale scuffs). The reverses show the blue plastic disc with a gold-tone metal mounting plate and a hinged clip-back (clip-on, not pierced) finding, now tarnished to a dark tone. Two earrings, matched.Item Type
Earrings - PairUse
Stored by Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez with other plastic jewelry items.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecitionMade/Created
Notes
MAKER: Unknown; unmarked. No maker's mark visible on the backs. Costume jewelry; manufacturer not identified.
DATE / PERIOD: Not marked; mid-to-late 20th century (estimated) for a clip-on plastic button earring. Undetermined more precisely.
ORIGIN: Not established from the object (no mark).Materials
Material Notes
MATERIALS: Marbled blue-and-white plastic discs on gold-tone (gilt/plated) base-metal plates with steel clip findings (tarnished).
TECHNIQUES: Molded marbled-plastic disc mounted to a gold-tone metal back fitted with a hinged clip finding; 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
Molded-plastic clip button earrings were produced in large quantities by many makers, so the form does not localize or date them, and no maker or origin should be inferred from appearance.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
October 21, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
