Bangle
1850-1899 (made)
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Pair of wide silver bracelets, each hinged in two unequal parts and fastened with a screw fastening opening clockwise. Each is decorated with a central band of an applied meander surrounded by granule discs and triangles. There is a rim of bands of twisted, beaded and gallery wire on either side of the central band.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver with applied filigree |
| Brief description | Pair of silver hinged bangles with applied decoration, North Africa, 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | Pair of wide silver bracelets, each hinged in two unequal parts and fastened with a screw fastening opening clockwise. Each is decorated with a central band of an applied meander surrounded by granule discs and triangles. There is a rim of bands of twisted, beaded and gallery wire on either side of the central band. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Edmond Dresden |
| Object history | Accessions register entry: 'Pair of bracelets of silver, with filigree and other decoration applied. / Each consists of a broad band decorated with a serpentine, rosettes amd triangles, enclosed between borders of filigree, pearled and corded work. One third of the circumference opens on a hinge and is fastened with a screwed pin. / North African? / Each diam. 2 1/2 in., W. 1 3/4 in. Hinged wide bracelets with decoration on outer surface.' |
| Production | Probably North Africa |
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| Accession number | 279&A-1904 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2003 |
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