Name/Title
Pair of clip-on earrings with imitation-pearl domed frontsEntry/Object ID
2025.6.6Description
A matched pair of costume clip earrings. Each has a lustrous, pearlescent white (imitation-pearl) domed oval cabochon front set into a backing and fitted with a hinged silver-toned metal clip finding. Aged amber adhesive is visible around the cabochon edges on the reverse.Item Type
Earrings - PairUse
Belonged to Mirta Martínez.Collection
The Martínez Suquet family collection, Mirta Martínez Forteza collectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.6Source or Donor
Mirta SuquetAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Notes
Date: No marks or date appear on the objects, so they cannot be confirmed within 1959–1990 and may fall outside it.Materials
Material
Plastic, MetalMaterial Notes
Materials: Imitation-pearl (pearlescent-coated) domed cabochon fronts — plastic; silver-toned base-metal clip findings; aged adhesive; backing-cup material undetermined.
Technique: Pearlescent cabochons adhered into backings; hinged metal clip-back findings attached with adhesive (now amber/discolored with age).Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mirta Martínez FortezaNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
Pinar del RíoState/Province
Pinar del RíoCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
use, acquisitionResearch Notes
Notes
Type: faux-pearl clip earrings are a ubiquitous mid-20th-century costume-jewelry form.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
October 23, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
