نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1860
محل انتشار
Egypt (made) -
موضوع
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Lying flat length: 8cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
1109-1869
شماره ثبت
1109-1869
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1860
یادداشتها
Bracelets like this were made throughout the Middle East, from Egypt to Turkey, in the 19th century, and are still being made today. Although the design and workmanship are based on traditional Arab jewellery of the time, this example was probably made for European tastes. Traditional urban bracelets in the region were made of solid twisted wire, and nomadic jewellery was much sturdier and heavier, usually consisting of a stiff penannular band. It was described as âModern Egyptianâ when it was acquired by the Museum, with its pair, in 1869. Traditional jewellery of all kinds was very popular in Britain in the 19th century, and bracelets like this could be easily acquired there from retailers such as Liberty, which imported large quantities of traditional jewellery from Egypt and Syria in the late 19th century. The name of these bracelets was recorded as asawir , which is a generic Arabic word for bracelets.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver-gilt with filigree rosettes Silver-Gilt Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama
Silver-gilt filigree bracelet, consisting of six rows of quatrefoil rosette links decorated with coil rings, with a plain, slightly tapered, rectangular pin clasp. There is a strip of twisted wire applied either side of the central section which covers the hinge of the pin. All the links and quatrefoils are made of twisted wire. The pin is made of a doubled strip of silver which is secured by a bar inside the loop, so that it cannot fall out and be lost.