Name of Object:

Set of earrings and a necklace

Name in original language:

Dos arracadas y collar

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Date of Object:

Nasrid period

Inventory Number:

638, 639 and 640

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Earrings: gold; filigree; necklace: gold

Dimensions:

7,5 x 4,8 cm (earrings) and 50 x 6 cm (necklace)

Provenance:

South of Spain

Description:

This set of Nasrid jewellery is a good example of collector interest in artworks from the Spanish Muslim period as part of the vernacular identity of Spain. Also, these earrings and necklace are related stylistically to traditional Spanish jewellery stylistically, as we see in the earring and necklace from the Fashion Museum of Madrid.

Citation of this web page:

Ámparo López "Set of earrings and a necklace" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;18;en

Prepared by: Ámparo López
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 018