Bodice Fastener
1800-1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Lapland and Iceland are the most remote areas of north-west Europe. Their traditional jewellery retains many medieval characteristics lost elsewhere.
Before zip fasteners, women laced their bodices with a cord running through eyelets at either side of the front opening, in the same way that people still lace their shoes. Because of their prominent position on the front of the costume, the eyelets, along with their cords and tags, often became pieces of jewellery.
These eyelets, or bodice fasteners, are typical of Icelandic traditional jewellery. They are cast in one piece to imitate filigree, and are part of a set of ten.
Before zip fasteners, women laced their bodices with a cord running through eyelets at either side of the front opening, in the same way that people still lace their shoes. Because of their prominent position on the front of the costume, the eyelets, along with their cords and tags, often became pieces of jewellery.
These eyelets, or bodice fasteners, are typical of Icelandic traditional jewellery. They are cast in one piece to imitate filigree, and are part of a set of ten.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 10 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cast silver |
| Brief description | Set of ten silver star-shaped, imitation filigree, bodice fasteners (myllur), Iceland, 1800-1870. |
| Physical description | Set of ten bodice fasteners, each consisting of a circular eyelet with a cast star in imitation filigree attached. |
| Summary | Lapland and Iceland are the most remote areas of north-west Europe. Their traditional jewellery retains many medieval characteristics lost elsewhere. Before zip fasteners, women laced their bodices with a cord running through eyelets at either side of the front opening, in the same way that people still lace their shoes. Because of their prominent position on the front of the costume, the eyelets, along with their cords and tags, often became pieces of jewellery. These eyelets, or bodice fasteners, are typical of Icelandic traditional jewellery. They are cast in one piece to imitate filigree, and are part of a set of ten. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 361&A to I-1870 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2007 |
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