Necklace (Parure)
c. 1850
Maker Unknown
Decorative Art and Design
Necklace (Parure), c. 1850. England, 19th century. Seed pearl on Mother-of-Pearl; overall: 44.4 cm (17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Alexander and Paula Kappos 2001.156.1 A parure is a set of various items of matching jewelry popular in Europe in the early 1800s; they could include a variety of pieces such as a necklace, earrings, brooch, bracelet, or tiara.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- seed pearl on Mother-of-Pearl
- Medium
- seed, pearl, mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
- Overall: 44.4 cm (17 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 2001.156.1
- Credit Line
- Gift of Alexander and Paula Kappos
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 221 19th Century Decorative Arts
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