Ring Brooch
1400-1425 (made)
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Ring brooch, gold, enamel. The obverse engraved with an inscription in black letter 'SAUNZ DEPARTIR' (without parting), each word within a shaped frame beginning with a flower and terminating in a sprig, the frames divided by cross hatching. The ground of the frames once decorated with opaque white enamel (now almost entirely missing).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, enamel |
| Brief description | Ring brooch, gold, with black letter inscription, English or French, 1400-1425 |
| Physical description | Ring brooch, gold, enamel. The obverse engraved with an inscription in black letter 'SAUNZ DEPARTIR' (without parting), each word within a shaped frame beginning with a flower and terminating in a sprig, the frames divided by cross hatching. The ground of the frames once decorated with opaque white enamel (now almost entirely missing). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SAUNZ DEPARTIR' (In French, in black letter)
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
| Bibliographic reference | Lightbown, Ronald. Medieval European Jewellery: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. cat. 25. p. 498. |
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| Accession number | M.39-1975 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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