Vintage Sterling Silver and Turquoise Southwestern Styled Drop Earrings
$85.00
Vintage Sterling Silver and Turquoise Southwestern Styled Drop Earrings-
These drop earrings will make a statement with any outfit. The deep blue of the turquoise really pops. They have a smooth modern look with southwestern details. Early Navajo silversmiths melted coins, flatware, and ingots obtained from traders to get silver. Later, sheet silver and wire acquired from American settlers were also made into jewelry. The punches and stamps used by Mexican leather workers became the first tools used to create these decorations. Navajo jewelers began sand casting silver around 1875; silver was melted and then poured into a mold, which was carved from sandstone. Turquoise is closely associated with Navajo jewelry, but it was not until 1880 that the first turquoise was known to be set in silver. The Navajo preferred to use turquoise as an accent, to enhance the large piece of silverwork. Turquoise became much more readily available in ensuing decades. Coral and other semi-precious stones came into common use around 1900.
-Sterling silver
-Total drop length 1 3/4 " and overall length 2 1/4 "
-1/2 " wide
-Shepherd hook wire
-Genuine round Cabochon Turquoise app. 4 mm.
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Looking for more vintage earrings?:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KReissDesigns?section_id=7597300
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
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>>>SHIPPING : We ship out all sold items within 1-5 days. Most items are shipped out through First Class Mail or Priority Mail.
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMakers Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business since 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours. Tuesday – Friday 8:30am - 5pm Saturday 8:30am – 3pm.
These drop earrings will make a statement with any outfit. The deep blue of the turquoise really pops. They have a smooth modern look with southwestern details. Early Navajo silversmiths melted coins, flatware, and ingots obtained from traders to get silver. Later, sheet silver and wire acquired from American settlers were also made into jewelry. The punches and stamps used by Mexican leather workers became the first tools used to create these decorations. Navajo jewelers began sand casting silver around 1875; silver was melted and then poured into a mold, which was carved from sandstone. Turquoise is closely associated with Navajo jewelry, but it was not until 1880 that the first turquoise was known to be set in silver. The Navajo preferred to use turquoise as an accent, to enhance the large piece of silverwork. Turquoise became much more readily available in ensuing decades. Coral and other semi-precious stones came into common use around 1900.
-Sterling silver
-Total drop length 1 3/4 " and overall length 2 1/4 "
-1/2 " wide
-Shepherd hook wire
-Genuine round Cabochon Turquoise app. 4 mm.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage earrings?:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KReissDesigns?section_id=7597300
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship out all sold items within 1-5 days. Most items are shipped out through First Class Mail or Priority Mail.
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMakers Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business since 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours. Tuesday – Friday 8:30am - 5pm Saturday 8:30am – 3pm.
Vintage Sterling Silver and Turquoise Southwestern Styled Drop Earrings-
These drop earrings will make a statement with any outfit. The deep blue of the turquoise really pops. They have a smooth modern look with southwestern details. Early Navajo silversmiths melted coins, flatware, and ingots obtained from traders to get silver. Later, sheet silver and wire acquired from American settlers were also made into jewelry. The punches and stamps used by Mexican leather workers became the first tools used to create these decorations. Navajo jewelers began sand casting silver around 1875; silver was melted and then poured into a mold, which was carved from sandstone. Turquoise is closely associated with Navajo jewelry, but it was not until 1880 that the first turquoise was known to be set in silver. The Navajo preferred to use turquoise as an accent, to enhance the large piece of silverwork. Turquoise became much more readily available in ensuing decades. Coral and other semi-precious stones came into common use around 1900.
-Sterling silver
-Total drop length 1 3/4 " and overall length 2 1/4 "
-1/2 " wide
-Shepherd hook wire
-Genuine round Cabochon Turquoise app. 4 mm.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage earrings?:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KReissDesigns?section_id=7597300
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship out all sold items within 1-5 days. Most items are shipped out through First Class Mail or Priority Mail.
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMakers Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business since 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours. Tuesday – Friday 8:30am - 5pm Saturday 8:30am – 3pm.
These drop earrings will make a statement with any outfit. The deep blue of the turquoise really pops. They have a smooth modern look with southwestern details. Early Navajo silversmiths melted coins, flatware, and ingots obtained from traders to get silver. Later, sheet silver and wire acquired from American settlers were also made into jewelry. The punches and stamps used by Mexican leather workers became the first tools used to create these decorations. Navajo jewelers began sand casting silver around 1875; silver was melted and then poured into a mold, which was carved from sandstone. Turquoise is closely associated with Navajo jewelry, but it was not until 1880 that the first turquoise was known to be set in silver. The Navajo preferred to use turquoise as an accent, to enhance the large piece of silverwork. Turquoise became much more readily available in ensuing decades. Coral and other semi-precious stones came into common use around 1900.
-Sterling silver
-Total drop length 1 3/4 " and overall length 2 1/4 "
-1/2 " wide
-Shepherd hook wire
-Genuine round Cabochon Turquoise app. 4 mm.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage earrings?:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KReissDesigns?section_id=7597300
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship out all sold items within 1-5 days. Most items are shipped out through First Class Mail or Priority Mail.
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMakers Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business since 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours. Tuesday – Friday 8:30am - 5pm Saturday 8:30am – 3pm.
Vintage Sterling Silver and Turquoise Southwestern Styled Drop Earrings-
These drop earrings will make a statement with any outfit. The deep blue of the turquoise really pops. They have a smooth modern look with southwestern details. Early Navajo silversmiths melted coins, flatware, and ingots obtained from traders to get silver. Later, sheet silver and wire acquired from American settlers were also made into jewelry. The punches and stamps used by Mexican leather workers became the first tools used to create these decorations. Navajo jewelers began sand casting silver around 1875; silver was melted and then poured into a mold, which was carved from sandstone. Turquoise is closely associated with Navajo jewelry, but it was not until 1880 that the first turquoise was known to be set in silver. The Navajo preferred to use turquoise as an accent, to enhance the large piece of silverwork. Turquoise became much more readily available in ensuing decades. Coral and other semi-precious stones came into common use around 1900.
-Sterling silver
-Total drop length 1 3/4 " and overall length 2 1/4 "
-1/2 " wide
-Shepherd hook wire
-Genuine round Cabochon Turquoise app. 4 mm.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage earrings?:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KReissDesigns?section_id=7597300
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship out all sold items within 1-5 days. Most items are shipped out through First Class Mail or Priority Mail.
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMakers Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business since 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours. Tuesday – Friday 8:30am - 5pm Saturday 8:30am – 3pm.
These drop earrings will make a statement with any outfit. The deep blue of the turquoise really pops. They have a smooth modern look with southwestern details. Early Navajo silversmiths melted coins, flatware, and ingots obtained from traders to get silver. Later, sheet silver and wire acquired from American settlers were also made into jewelry. The punches and stamps used by Mexican leather workers became the first tools used to create these decorations. Navajo jewelers began sand casting silver around 1875; silver was melted and then poured into a mold, which was carved from sandstone. Turquoise is closely associated with Navajo jewelry, but it was not until 1880 that the first turquoise was known to be set in silver. The Navajo preferred to use turquoise as an accent, to enhance the large piece of silverwork. Turquoise became much more readily available in ensuing decades. Coral and other semi-precious stones came into common use around 1900.
-Sterling silver
-Total drop length 1 3/4 " and overall length 2 1/4 "
-1/2 " wide
-Shepherd hook wire
-Genuine round Cabochon Turquoise app. 4 mm.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage earrings?:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KReissDesigns?section_id=7597300
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship out all sold items within 1-5 days. Most items are shipped out through First Class Mail or Priority Mail.
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMakers Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business since 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours. Tuesday – Friday 8:30am - 5pm Saturday 8:30am – 3pm.