Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Morocco (made) -
Subject
Jewellery Africa Marriage
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 49cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
M.97-1909
Record ID
M.97-1909
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Necklaces, or lebba , of this kind, were worn by Moroccan brides from Fez and by upper-middle-class women on other festive occasions. The necklace is made of ten fluted ovoid silver gilt beads strung on a green cord separated by nine three-part silver gilt pendants, ending in a crescent-and-moon motif. Each part of the pendant has been decorated with pieces of red and green glass. More expensive versions of this necklace would have been decorated with precious stones. The necklaces were believed to offer protection to the wearer.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver gilt strung on green cord and set with red and green glass pastes Glass Silver Gilt Cord Gold Cord
Fiziksel açıklama
Elaborate silver-gilt necklace threaded on green cord, with gold thread terminals braided in three knots ending in a bunch of twisted tassels with gold sequins. There is a similar bunch of tassels on the cord just before each terminal. The body of the necklace consists of ten hollow, fluted oval beads. Between the oval beads hang large hollow angular gilt pendants with plain flat backs. Each of these has a smaller hollow oval pendant hanging from it, followed by a crescent with a fluted back and finally a small teardrop with a flat back. All the pendants are set on the front with green, or green and red, glass pastes.
