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Georgian Cut Steel & Cabochon Red Glass Drop Earrings

648H
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Written by Olly Gerrish

A good pair of cut steel drop earrings that were made circa 1800. These earrings were the costume jewellery of the day. They would have glittered in the candlelit dining rooms like rose diamonds, their richer cousins. The red glass imitated cabochon garnets. Cut steel was not an easy product to manufacture, the studs had to be faceted, polished and riveted in place. Early studs were often produced with as many as fifteen facets making them particularly bright and sparkling. Mathew Boulton was the most famous steel worker, first in London and then in Birmingham in the 1790s.

The Essentials

Item Number:
648H
Measurements:
Height 5 cm
Diameter of centre 15 mm
Era & Origin:
Provenance:
English
Discovered:
8 years ago

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Assay Office:
 Assay Office
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