Bracelet
1850-1899 (made)
1850-1899 (made)
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Wide flexible bracelets of chains, or interlocking rosettes like this one, are typical of those worn with traditional urban dress in the area of Ottoman influence. They always have pin fastenings, often concealed by a decorative plaque. They were originally worn in pairs, one on each wrist, and in some places were regarded as the mark of a married woman. They were worn by Christian and Jewish women, as well as Muslims.
Jewellery made of nets of interlocking filigree rosettes, including necklaces and triangular brooches as well as bracelets, became immensely popular with tourists in the 19th century, and is still being made in the region today.
Jewellery made of nets of interlocking filigree rosettes, including necklaces and triangular brooches as well as bracelets, became immensely popular with tourists in the 19th century, and is still being made in the region today.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sheet silver and silver filigree |
| Brief description | Silver bracelet made from linked rosettes, Turkey, 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | Silver bracelet made from a flexible band of bars linked together side by side. Each bar is decorated with a row of five rosettes on the front, with a coil ring in the centre of each. The bracelet has a pin fastening, with the pin 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. There is a rectangular piece of sheet silver, engraved with flowers, over the pin fastening, with two small balls hanging by short lengths of figure-of eight chain from its lower edge. |
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| Summary | Wide flexible bracelets of chains, or interlocking rosettes like this one, are typical of those worn with traditional urban dress in the area of Ottoman influence. They always have pin fastenings, often concealed by a decorative plaque. They were originally worn in pairs, one on each wrist, and in some places were regarded as the mark of a married woman. They were worn by Christian and Jewish women, as well as Muslims. Jewellery made of nets of interlocking filigree rosettes, including necklaces and triangular brooches as well as bracelets, became immensely popular with tourists in the 19th century, and is still being made in the region today. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.114-1909 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2003 |
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