المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1860
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) -
الموضوع
Africa Jewellery Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
At widest point diameter: 5.2cm, Depth: 2.5cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
1517-1873
رقم السجل
1517-1873
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1860
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 ⦠a collection of characteristic ornaments never before equalled was obtainedâ. This bracelet is part of this collection. Bracelets were part of traditional costume in most Islamic cultures, and were always originally worn in matching pairs. Many of those made in Egypt used heavy twisted wire, as in this example, and were mainly bought by the nomadic Bedouin women of the eastern desert. Bracelets of this design, which is the most typical and common of Egyptian twisted wire bracelets, have been made since the early 19th century, and are still being made today. They are easily identifiable, as they almost always carry full Egyptian marks in prescribed positions, if made of silver. They were widely worn in the region, and are found as far north as Syria, as well as in Egypt.
نص عينة
'Ù¨Ù ', a crescent and a stylised lion, in an oval frame.Transliteration80TranslationMark for 800 standard silver, Egypt, c.1839-1920.NoteMarked five times: on each terminal, on the centre of each outer band, and on the centre of the twisted section., 'Ù¨Ù ' over wavy line with a loop at the right end, in square frame.Transliteration80MTranslationMark for 800 standard silver.NoteMarked five times: on each terminal, on the centre of each outer band, and on the centre of the twisted section.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver. Silver
Fiziksel açıklama
Penannular silver bracelet, consisting of a band of multiple twisted wire with a length of plain twisted wire and a plain curved band on each side of it. The five lengths are linked at each end by a solid terminal which forms an ogival point on the front.