Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Yemen (made) -
Subject
Jewellery Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 6.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
M.296-1910
Record ID
M.296-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
In the 19th century, until their final exodus to Israel in the 1950s, Jewish goldsmiths made most of the silver jewellery in the Yemen. They were particularly renowned for the quality of their filigree work, which was worn and appreciated as much by Muslim as by Jewish women. Flat hinged bracelets are one of the most common types. The quality of the filigree and the silver in this example are much higher than in pieces made later, in the 20th century. This would originally have been part of a pair, one worn on each arm.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Sheet silver with applied filigree Silver Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama
Two-part silver bracelet with applied filigree decoration. Each part consists of a wide rectangular sheet of silver, bent into a semi-circle, with an overall pattern of filigree triangles applied to its outer side. The band is bordered on all sides by a strip of beaded and twisted wires. The two parts are the same size, and are hinged together at one end, with tubes made of coiled wire. At the other end there is a similar pin fastening. The pin is split, so that it catches on a bar inside the lower loop of the fastening, and cannot be lost.
