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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Glass and Silver Earrings
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Glass and Silver Earrings

Artifact ID1968.1.12 (C)
Object Type Earring
Gifter
Date ca.1960
Date GiftedJanuary 7, 1968
Medium Glass, antique glass
DimensionsOverall H 2 1/4 in x W 1 1/16 in (5.7 cm x 2.7 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionContemporary silver earrings with single piece of yellow-green antique glass, set against a crescent-shaped array of rectangular silver pieces; Screw backing. Part of matching jewelry set (1968.1.12 A-C).
Historical NoteThese earrings were part of a matching jewelry set presented personally to Lady Bird Johnson by Miriam Eshkol, wife of His Excellency Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel during a head of state visit to the LBJ Ranch in Texas in January, 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.
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Historical Dates
  • January 7, 1968
Not on view
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