Framed Tern

The deeply forked tail and long, narrow wings of a tern in mid-flight are suspended inside an oval gold-tone frame. This streamlined silhouette is exactly what these seabirds use to plunge-dive for fish along coastal waters, and I like how the photo-etched brass captures those anatomical lines cleanly. A glass bead on each ear wire provides a break of color just above the open metalwork.

• Subject: Seabirds
• Category: Single Species Portraits
• Form: Earrings
• Finish: Gold Plated
• Rarity: scarce
• Tags: Full-Body, Framed, Beading, Hallmark Photo, Species Photo
• Reference: SBR-03

Framed Tern is a vintage Wild Bryde earrings featuring seabirds. This entry in the Wild Bryde Unofficial Collectors Guide documents the piece with photographs and collector notes for identification.