Oon more hier of stature þan x feete, blac of body, with houndis teeth, bisshop of that Oracle or praieng place, to vs appiered, of whom the earis perced and ouches and bies erin hangyng, and clad was with skynnes. Letter of Alexander to Aristotle (Worcester F. 172, ll. 677-682)
While earrings were used to denote an exotic or Oriental character in the Middle Ages, they became fashionable for men and women in England during the 16th century.
It seems that the prevalent style of earring worn in Elizabethan England and early Jacobean England was a large pearl drop, though other styles do appear as well.
- Portrait of Queen Elizabeth by Federico Zuccaro, 1574
- Miniature of an unknown lady, c. 1575-1580
- Parure with necklace, brooch and earrings given by Mary, Queen of Scots to her attendant, Mary Seton; late 16th century with 17th and 19th century additions
- Queen Elizabeth: The Sieve Portrait by Quentin Metsys the Younger, c. 1583
- Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, c. 1585
- Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1588
- Portrait miniature of a young man by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1588
- Portrait of a woman by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1590
- Portrait of Elizabeth Vernon, Countess of Southampton, at her dressing-table, c. 1590
- Portrait of Mary Kytson, Lady Darcy of Chiche, later Lady Rivers, c. 1590
- Portrait of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, early 1590s
- Miniature of Queen Elizabeth by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1590-1600
- Portrait of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth, c. 1591
- Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, c. 1592
- Portrait of Mary Rogers, Lady Harington by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1592
- Portrait of Mary Fitton, c. 1595
- Portrait of Queen Elizabeth by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, c. 1595
- Portrait of an unknown lady by Marcus Gheeraerts II, c. 1595
- Portrait of Anne of Denmark by Adrian Vanson, 1595
- Miniature of Queen Elizabeth by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1595-1600
- Unknown lady in a white ruff by a follower of George Gower, c. 1595-1600
- Portrait of an unknown courtier
- Queen Elizabeth: The Hardwick Portrait, c. 1599
- Queen Elizabeth: The Rainbow Portrait, c. 1600-1602
- The Eliza Triumphans, c. 1601
- Portrait of Queen Elizabeth
- Portrait of a girl in a red velvet dress
- Portrait of the Princess Royal (Elizabeth of Bohemia), 1603
- Portrait of Anne of Denmark, 1605
- Portrait of Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth of Bohemia), 1606
- Pair of earrings with portrait miniatures, associated with Sir Alexander Fraser of Philorth and his wife Margaret Ogilvie, early 17th century
- Portrait of William Shakespeare
- Portrait of an unknown woman, once said to be Joyce Clopton, c. 1610
- Sir Francis Drake by Jodocus Hondius
- Portrait of Lady Diana Cecil by William Larkin, c. 1614-1618
- Earrings and other jewelry from the Cheapside Hoard, 17th century; see also MoL
A14018,
A14109,
A14188,
A14348
- Pocahontas' earrings and portrait of Pocahontas, 1616
- Portrait of Anne of Denmark by Paul van Somer, 1617
- Miniature portrait of a young man by Lawrence Hilliard
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