Clip-on Earrings

Jewelry

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Island County Historical Society

Name/Title

Clip-on Earrings

Entry/Object ID

2025.016.037

Description

Clip-on earrings. ca. 1930s

Item Type

Earrings - Pair

Style

Art Deco

Use

Clip-on earrings revolutionized jewelry wearing when they were introduced in the 1930s. Using spring-loaded mechanisms, they provided a more comfortable alternative to screw-backs while maintaining security for non-pierced ears.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Earring

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ornament, Ear

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects