المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1860
مكان النشر
Syria (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Both objects width: 8cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
1531&A-1873
رقم السجل
1531&A-1873
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1860
ملاحظات
Bracelets, always worn in pairs, were part of the traditional costume in almost all Islamic cultures. In the Syrian region, which incorporated much of Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon as well as Syria itself in the 19th century, they were worn by all sections of society, from townswomen to the nomadic Bedouin of the desert. The designs vary by sector and show influences from a wide area, reflecting Syriaâs strong trading traditions and central location. Hinged bracelets like these were more common among the settled urban and rural population. The use of a red paste on one and a green on the other is characteristic of Syrian traditional jewellery. They were bought for five shillings and sixpence (the pair) at the International Exhibition, London, in 1872. Their name was recorded as â ussuar â, which is a generic Arabic name for bracelets in the region.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver-plated copper set with red and green pastes with applied twisted wire decoration. Plated Paste Filigree
Parçalar
Bangle, Bangle
Fiziksel açıklama
Pair of hinged silver-plated bracelets. Each consists of two hollow semi-circles of equal size hinged together at one end, and with a pin fastening at the other. The outside is decorated with a strip of applied filigree along the centre and borders of twisted wire. There is a lozenge-shaped plate over the fastening set with a red paste on one bracelet and a green on the other, and there is a smaller paste on each side of the hinge. The pin of the fastening is loose, and attached to the bracelet by a short length of figure-of-eight chain.