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Ring brooch
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Ring brooch
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (possibly, made)
France (possibly, made) - Date:
1400-1500 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gold, enamel
- Credit Line:
Given by Dame Joan Evans
- Museum number:
M.44-1975
- Gallery location:
In store
Physical description
Ring brooch, gold, enamel, hollow cast, engraved on the obverse with the inscription in black letter: 'canc*d / epaer / tir' [sans departir] (Without leaving); the lettering beginning with a cross, and arranged on a scroll, the scroll followed by a floral motif and two lozenges, each lozenge bearing lettering.The reverse is engraved with a wreath of bows and pine sprigs. Traces of a dark-coloured enamel on both the obverse and the reverse, with a trace of white enamel on the reverse.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (possibly, made)
France (possibly, made)
Date
1400-1500 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Gold, enamel
Marks and inscriptions
canc*d/epaer/tir Sans departir
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.8 cm
Descriptive line
Ring brooch, gold, with black letter inscription, English or French, 1400-1500
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Lightbown, Ronald. Medieval European Jewellery: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. cat. 29. p. 499.
Materials
Gold; Enamel
Techniques
Enamelling
Subjects depicted
Scroll; Rosette; Quatrefoil; Lozenge
Categories
Metalwork; Jewellery
Collection code
MET
