Golden earring with filigree decoration

Earring decorated with fine filigree work. \Van Meeteren reports that pendants of this kind, which bore the name of "entrée de banda", were usually kept in a case or wrapped with a piece of cloth so as not to lose their lustre. Without the pouch, the [pendants] were worn only in very exceptional cases and on festive occasions. If the wearer was in mourning, the pouch was black, otherwise always co…