These Red Tabby Cat-Face Earrings are hand painted in lustrous enamels over sterling silver. The whiskers are separate little sterling wires. Sterling silver studs. Fun for everyday wear. Size: about 3/8" wide.
Tabby cat is often mistaken as a certain breed of cat. The term tabby actually refers to the stripes, dots and swirl patterns of the cat's coat. The tabby pattern is believed to be the original basic cat pattern, and the closest to their distant ancestors. Tabby is the most common color form of all domestic breeds of cat. The word "tabby" may come from the Arabic attabiyah originally referring to a kind of striped silk, and later to describe striped cats. Tabbies come in two basic colorations - red, brown or ginger tabbies (with a rich orange/gold/red coat), and silver or grey tabbies (coat coloring including silver/grey/black). |
