نویسنده
Unknown (made)
تاریخ انتشار
1850
محل انتشار
Turkey (made, possibly) -
موضوع
Jewellery Metalwork
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Width: 39cm
(overall), Maximum height: 12cm, Length: 20.2cm
(part 1), Length: 19.5cm
(part 2)
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
951:1, 2-1884
شماره ثبت
951:1, 2-1884
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1850
یادداشتها
This impressive clasp is set with pieces of grooved coral which are typical of the work of Saphrampolis, in northern Anatolia. They were traded throughout the Balkans, and were highly esteemed. Although the clasp appears to be made of gilded silver it is in fact copper, thickly plated first with silver, and then gold. This technique was very common in the Balkans in the 19th century. It was acquired in Cairo but it is more likely that it was made in the Balkans or Anatolia, where such clasps were the most important item in a womanâs dowry. The women who owned them sewed them onto cloth belts which they made themselves, usually richly embroidered.
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver-plated copper with silver-gilt filigree overlay set with grooved corals and turquoise enamel Copper Coral Gilt Filigree Enamelling
Parçalar
Belt Clasp, Belt Clasp
Fiziksel açıklama
Large two-part clasp with sideways hook fastening. Each part consists of a slightly convex disc with an arched extension at the outer end. One part has a small disc at the inner end covering a large cast loop. The other has a corresponding hook. The front of each part is covered by a decorative filigree overlay which is riveted to the back plate. The filigree is set with grooved corals shaped like finger nails in closed mounts, interspersed with similar hollow appliqués. In the centre, in the centre of the arched extension, and on the disc over the central loop, there is a small dome, with panels of turquoise enamel, set with a coral on the top. On the back of each part there is a length of thick wire and a strip of sheet metal with a scalloped edge to hold the belt.