Earring

Jewelry

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Earring

Entry/Object ID

L2024.3.28

Description

Ear or nose bob

Item Type

Earring - Singular

Use

Ear or nose decoration

Context

This tiny ear or nose bob has a flattened split ring to engage the flesh, so it was probably not designed be worn with a piercing

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Abenaki Cultural Conservancy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1780

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Earring

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ring, Nose

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ornament, Ear

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ornament, Nose

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Silver