Name/Title
Mother-of-Pearl Clip-On Earrings with Chinese CharactersEntry/Object ID
JI2025000335Description
The pair of clip-on earrings are made of Mother-of-Pearl and are decorated with Chinese characters that say “Blessing.”Context
They were gifted to Mrs. Jessie Jordan by Queen Narriman Sadek, second wife of King Farouk I, King of Egypt from 1936-1952. Queen Narriman Sadek was married to the king from 1951-1954. King Farouk I was known for his “playboy lifestyle,” corruption, and incompetence in government and was subsequently forced to abdicate the throne to his infant son following a military coup in 1952. He and his wife were then exiled, during which she divorced him and returned to Egypt with her mother. She was the last Queen of Egypt.Ethnography
Cultural Region
Country
ChinaContinent
Asia