المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1850
مكان النشر
Yemen (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Diameter: 6.5cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
M.296-1910
رقم السجل
M.296-1910
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1850
ملاحظات
In the 19th century, until their final exodus to Israel in the 1950s, Jewish goldsmiths made most of the silver jewellery in the Yemen. They were particularly renowned for the quality of their filigree work, which was worn and appreciated as much by Muslim as by Jewish women. Flat hinged bracelets are one of the most common types. The quality of the filigree and the silver in this example are much higher than in pieces made later, in the 20th century. This would originally have been part of a pair, one worn on each arm.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Sheet silver with applied filigree Silver Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama
Two-part silver bracelet with applied filigree decoration. Each part consists of a wide rectangular sheet of silver, bent into a semi-circle, with an overall pattern of filigree triangles applied to its outer side. The band is bordered on all sides by a strip of beaded and twisted wires. The two parts are the same size, and are hinged together at one end, with tubes made of coiled wire. At the other end there is a similar pin fastening. The pin is split, so that it catches on a bar inside the lower loop of the fastening, and cannot be lost.
