Vintage blue morpho butterfly silver tone screw back earrings

Vintage morpho butterfly earrings are beautiful hand painted with a pine tree design. The earrings feature a lovely blueish/purple iridescent morpho butterfly wing enclosed in silver tone metal. The earrings are a clip on style with a screw back closure. Butterfly wing jewelry has a long history and was popular from the late 1800s up to the 1960s, and is gaining popularity again with sustainable butterfly farms located around the world. Butterflies are deep and powerful symbols of life in most cultures. Butterflies are often associated with our souls. In other parts of the world the butterfly is seen as representing courage, change, hope, and life. Just a little over .5" diameter, so a little smaller than a US dime. Excellent vintage condition. Possibly Sterling silver. No markings.