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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Gold Rosette Earrings
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Gold Rosette Earrings

Artifact ID1968.8.2 (D)
Object Type Earring
Gifter
Date ca.1960
White House visitMarch 14, 1968
Medium Gold
DimensionsOverall H 13/16 in x W 13/16 in (2.1 cm x 2.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPair of earrings comprised of single 10-petal gold rosettes of filigree and faceted gold pieces surrounded by raised gold loops and fine twisted gold. Clip back. Part of a matching jewelry set (1968.8.2 A-E).
Historical NoteGiven to Lady Bird Johnson by His Excellency Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic during an official visit to the White House on March 14, 1968.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to First Lady Lady Bird Johnson during the Johnson Administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • March 14, 1968
Not on view
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