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Brooch

Title	Brooch
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Castellorizo (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	4894-1901
Record ID	4894-1901
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Ring brooches were worn universally by men, women and children throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to hold their clothing together. They differ from modern brooches in the way they fasten. The wearer pulls the cloth of the garment through the central hole, and then spears it with the pin. The greater the strain on the pin, the more secure the fastening. Ring brooches continued in use with traditional costume in many places in northern Europe up to the end of the 19th century or later, but Castellorizo is the only place south of the Alps where they survived. The people of Castellorizo grew rich in the 19th century from trading over vast distances, and the womenâs costume and jewellery reflected this. These voukles , meaning buckles, were made of gold, silver, silver-gilt, or plated metal, sometimes enamelled, as here, but always in the same filigree design, and were worn in sets of three or more down the front of the pekamiso (chemise). A small cross often hung from the lowest brooch.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver decorated with applied filigree and turquoise enamel Silver Filigree Enamelling
Fiziksel açıklama	Ring brooch made from a slightly convex circle of sheet silver decorated with applied filigree and green enamel. There are pyramids of granules round the rim. The tang is attached through a hole at the side of the central space.

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Brooch

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Castellorizo (made) -

Subject Jewellery Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 4894-1901

Record ID 4894-1901

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Ring brooches were worn universally by men, women and children throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to hold their clothing together. They differ from modern brooches in the way they fasten. The wearer pulls the cloth of the garment through the central hole, and then spears it with the pin. The greater the strain on the pin, the more secure the fastening. Ring brooches continued in use with traditional costume in many places in northern Europe up to the end of the 19th century or later, but Castellorizo is the only place south of the Alps where they survived. The people of Castellorizo grew rich in the 19th century from trading over vast distances, and the womenâs costume and jewellery reflected this. These voukles , meaning buckles, were made of gold, silver, silver-gilt, or plated metal, sometimes enamelled, as here, but always in the same filigree design, and were worn in sets of three or more down the front of the pekamiso (chemise). A small cross often hung from the lowest brooch.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver decorated with applied filigree and turquoise enamel Silver Filigree Enamelling

Fiziksel açıklama Ring brooch made from a slightly convex circle of sheet silver decorated with applied filigree and green enamel. There are pyramids of granules round the rim. The tang is attached through a hole at the side of the central space.