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Bracelet (generic title)

Title	Bracelet (generic title)
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1860
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Lying flat length: 8cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1109-1869
Record ID	1109-1869
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1860
Notes	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.

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Bracelet (generic title)

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1860

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Jewellery Africa Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Lying flat length: 8cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1109-1869

Record ID 1109-1869

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1860

Notes 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.