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Head Ornament

العنوان	Head Ornament
المؤلف	Unknown
تاريخ النشر:	1850
مكان النشر	Egypt (made) -
الموضوع	Jewellery Africa Islam Metalwork
النوع	أخرى
اللغة	غير محدد
رقمي	نعم
مخطوط	لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية	Length: 6cm, Diameter: 1.8cm
المكتبة:	Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة	1522-1873
رقم السجل	1522-1873
موقع المكتبة	Middle East Section
التاريخ	1850
ملاحظات	The 1851 Great Exhibition inspired a series of âLondon International Exhibitionsâ which took place in South Kensington in 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1874. Fine arts and scientific inventions and discoveries remained central display themes but each exhibition presented different aspects of manufacture. In 1872 one emphasis was on jewellery, including âpeasant jewelleryâ. The Exhibition Commissioners arranged with the South Kensington Museum (later V&A) to make a collection of peasant jewellery from âall parts of the world, which should become public property, for exhibition in the Museum after the close of the Exhibitionâ. A letter was sent by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to British representatives overseas asking for their help in securing pieces of jewellery, particularly examples with âa direct connection with the native instinctive art, which has been handed down by a long traditionâ. The outcome was considered to be âmost satisfactory â¦ a collection of characteristic ornaments never before equalled was obtainedâ. This forehead ornament is part of this collection. It was used with a face veil or burqu . The Egyptian veil worn by lower class Moslem women at that time consisted of a long rectangle of black cloth, made of an openwork panel of crocheted cotton or pierced crepe, about 15-20 cm wide. It had strings attached at either side of the top edge which were tied at the back of the head. A third string, which ran over the top of the head, was attached to the centre of the top edge to prevent the veil from slipping down. This tube was strung on the centre thread where it joined the veil, over the bridge of the nose. Face veils became unfashionable after Egyptian independence in 1922, and with them these tubes also became obsolete.
Tarihsel bağlam	Its purpose is to hold the strings that are tied at the back of the head to keep the burku' or veil in place, it is worn dangling over the forehead or top of nose,
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver gilt wire wrapped round sheet silver Silver-Gilt Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama	Cylinder of gilded sheet silver, open at each end, which is entirely covered with very fine wire wrapped round the outside. The wrapped wire is interrupted in three places by a ring of sheet metal with a serrated edge standing out at right angles to the cylinder. The wrapped wire in the two spaces between the three rings is separated in the centre to leave two bands of plain sheet metal visible.

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Head Ornament

المؤلف Unknown

تاريخ النشر 1850

مكان النشر Egypt (made) -

الموضوع Jewellery Africa Islam Metalwork

النوع أخرى

اللغة غير محدد

رقمي نعم

مخطوط لا

الأبعاد الفيزيائية Length: 6cm, Diameter: 1.8cm

المكتبة Victoria and Albert Museum

معرف أصل المكتبة 1522-1873

رقم السجل 1522-1873

موقع المكتبة Middle East Section

التاريخ 1850

ملاحظات The 1851 Great Exhibition inspired a series of âLondon International Exhibitionsâ which took place in South Kensington in 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1874. Fine arts and scientific inventions and discoveries remained central display themes but each exhibition presented different aspects of manufacture. In 1872 one emphasis was on jewellery, including âpeasant jewelleryâ. The Exhibition Commissioners arranged with the South Kensington Museum (later V&A) to make a collection of peasant jewellery from âall parts of the world, which should become public property, for exhibition in the Museum after the close of the Exhibitionâ. A letter was sent by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to British representatives overseas asking for their help in securing pieces of jewellery, particularly examples with âa direct connection with the native instinctive art, which has been handed down by a long traditionâ. The outcome was considered to be âmost satisfactory â¦ a collection of characteristic ornaments never before equalled was obtainedâ. This forehead ornament is part of this collection. It was used with a face veil or burqu . The Egyptian veil worn by lower class Moslem women at that time consisted of a long rectangle of black cloth, made of an openwork panel of crocheted cotton or pierced crepe, about 15-20 cm wide. It had strings attached at either side of the top edge which were tied at the back of the head. A third string, which ran over the top of the head, was attached to the centre of the top edge to prevent the veil from slipping down. This tube was strung on the centre thread where it joined the veil, over the bridge of the nose. Face veils became unfashionable after Egyptian independence in 1922, and with them these tubes also became obsolete.

Tarihsel bağlam Its purpose is to hold the strings that are tied at the back of the head to keep the burku' or veil in place, it is worn dangling over the forehead or top of nose,

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver gilt wire wrapped round sheet silver Silver-Gilt Filigree

Fiziksel açıklama Cylinder of gilded sheet silver, open at each end, which is entirely covered with very fine wire wrapped round the outside. The wrapped wire is interrupted in three places by a ring of sheet metal with a serrated edge standing out at right angles to the cylinder. The wrapped wire in the two spaces between the three rings is separated in the centre to leave two bands of plain sheet metal visible.