Jewelry The Metropolitan Museum of Art | British Tree Of Life Fruit Pendant Drop Earrings

The Fruit Charms On These Earrings Were Picked From A 17Th-Century Tapestry Depicting The Tree Of Life In The Met Collection. This Embroidered Canvas Textile Showcases The Biblical Tree Miraculously Bearing Multiple Species Of Fruits, A Divine Phenomenon Described In Genesis And The Book Of Revelation. The British Artisan’S Addition Of Animals And Celestial Bodies Likewise Alludes To The Idyllic Abundance In The Garden Of Eden.