Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1860
Basım Yeri
Syria (made) -
Konu
Jewellery Metalwork
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Length: 35cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
1547-1873
Kayıt Numarası
1547-1873
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1860
Notlar
The traditional jewellery of the Syrian region, which incorporated much of Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon as well as Syria itself in the 19th century, shows influences from a wide range of sources, reflecting Syriaâs strong trading traditions and central location. The jewellery worn in towns, which is often Ottoman in style, is frequently very different from that worn by the nomadic Bedouin, whose characteristic silver jewellery is much better known today. This chain belongs to the urban tradition. The pendants were described as zrar fuddah or âbuttons for the waistcoatâ when it was acquired in 1872. These buttons, made from bullion thread more often than silver, were worn on the waistcoat or jacket of male Ottoman dress throughout the empire up to the First World War. In Turkey and the Middle East silver examples were often added to chains, like this, to make a womanâs necklace. The words zrar fuddah simply mean âsilver buttonsâ in Arabic. This example was bought for five shillings and six pence at the International Exhibition, London, in 1872, as an example of traditional Syrian jewellery.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver chain with silver filigree pendants Silver Copper Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama
Silver loop-in-loop chain with 15 pendent filigree buttons. The buttons are spherical, made from two domed rosettes joined by a band of beaded and twisted wire, with a shank made from wire wound in a tight spiral. Each is lined on the inside at the top and bottom with a piece of sheet copper.
