cover image: Pair of ear-plugs

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Pair of ear-plugs

Research in Progress Pair of brass ear-plugs, round. Red Setting of glass on composition. Ornament, concentric circles (4) of grain-like pattern with holes punched to emphasize separate grains.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Date published
probably 19th century
Dates
probably 19th century
Format
Brass, glass-setting
Pages
H x diam.: 2.8 x 7.9 cm (1 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1951-111-92-a,b
Rights
Gift of Frances Morris
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/52e05b2b79bfa975f1a4728695671963