Cloisonné Floral Drop Earrings from The Met Museum

These pretty teardrop earrings in 14K gold plate are decorated with intricately patterned cloisonné enamel. The designs recall beautiful Japanese textiles collected by Edward C. Moore (1827-1891), the creative force who led Tiffany & Co. to unparalleled originality and success during the second half of the 19th century. Now in The Met collection, such dazzling fabrics illustrate the extraordinary quality of Japanese patterned and embroidered silks from the 17th though the 19th century.