Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.
a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper
Silver of a fineness of 92.5%.
Silver of 921/2 percent purity
jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
A piece of jewelry worn on the lobe or edge of the ear
A piece of jewelry worn on the ear
(Earrings) Often gold, pirates and privateers wore them primarily as a show of wealth, to avoid taxation, or as security to pay for their funeral.
A piece of such metal
A length or quantity of wire used, for example, for fencing or to carry an electric current
(wire) ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
(wire) provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house"
(wire) a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
Metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod
black tubular triangle earrings
These earrings are made with opaque black delicas in the peyote stitch. These are my first triangle earrings for sale that are three dimensional. The sides of the triangles are hollow but tightly woven so they won't collapse. The earrings hang from sterling silver earring wire. The sides of the earrings are all just over 1" (2.54 cm) wide. The earrings are 7/8" (2.22 cm) from top to bottom.
turquoise beaded leaf earrings
These earrings are made with Czech seed beads and Japanese delica seed beads in coordinating shades of turquoise. They are in made in the peyote stitch and hang from sterling silver earring wire. The earrings are just over 1/2" (1.27 cm) wide and 1 1/4" (3.17 cm) from top to bottom.