Marc Chagall Stained-Glass Postage-Stamp Earrings - Green - Asher

Show-stopping earrings, made from Israeli postage stamps featuring artwork by Marc Chagall. A statement piece, artist favorite and a best-seller!

The stamps show a stained-glass window by Chagall, from his series representing the twelve tribes of Israel. Lightweight and paired with pen-nibs. These are a little over 2" long and 1” wide. This design represents the tribe of Asher, with the Menorah of the Temple, doves of peace, and pitchers of olive oil, referring to the olive groves of Galilee as well as Jacob’s blessing on Asher in Genesis, conferring wealth and abundance.
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The Chagall windows were commissioned in 1958 by the Hadassah University in Jerusalem. Chagall and his assistant worked for two years on the designs, beginning with pencil and moving through ink washes to watercolors and collage. The windows were installed in 1962. In 1973, they were photographed for high-quality printing as postage stamps. And now I make them into earrings 😆 So Chagall’s designs have gone through many diverse media (including architecture!) and remain timelessly magnificent.
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