Artist
Eleanor H. MotyAmerican, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Night Cloud Earrings
Date1993
PlaceUnited States
MediumSterling silver and 18k gold
DimensionsOverall (each): 1 5/8 × 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.1 × 1.9 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2093.2.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on the back of .A: "Sterling" (very faint and obscured)
Engraved on the back of .B: "Sterling/18K" (very faint and obscured)
Engraved on the back of .B: "Sterling/18K" (very faint and obscured)
Engraved on the back of .A: "Moty ©" (very faint and obscured)
Engraved on the back of .B: "Moty" (very faint and obscured)
Engraved on the back of .B: "Moty" (very faint and obscured)
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