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.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.016

Source or Donor

Goldsmith, Julie

Acquisition Method

Gift

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