Collar Link
19th century (made)
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The brooch was the most important piece of jewellery in Norwegian traditional dress. There are well over 50 different names for brooches in Norwegian. Buttons and rings complemented the brooches. They are often decorated with leaf (løv) pendants, which flicker and glitter when worn. These can be very long and elaborate.
Men and women throughout Norway wore collar buttons, called halsknappar, to keep the neck of their shirt closed. Pairs of buttons, linked by a silver ring, were called dobbeltknapp. Double buttons were commonest in the south of Norway. They were often decorated with long filigree pendants.
Large filigree buttons like these are typical of the region around Setesdal, in the south of Norway, but the long elaborate pendants are more common in Valdres.
Men and women throughout Norway wore collar buttons, called halsknappar, to keep the neck of their shirt closed. Pairs of buttons, linked by a silver ring, were called dobbeltknapp. Double buttons were commonest in the south of Norway. They were often decorated with long filigree pendants.
Large filigree buttons like these are typical of the region around Setesdal, in the south of Norway, but the long elaborate pendants are more common in Valdres.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver filigree |
| Brief description | Pair of silver linked collar buttons (dobbeltknapp) with long heavy filigree pendants, Norway, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Large silver collar link, consisting of two openwork filigree buttons joined by a circular ring. Each button has a loop at the centre holding a long pendant chain with a filigree bead in the centre, and a Maltese cross at the bottom, cut from sheet silver, with small pendant filigree coil rings along the lower edges. |
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| Summary | The brooch was the most important piece of jewellery in Norwegian traditional dress. There are well over 50 different names for brooches in Norwegian. Buttons and rings complemented the brooches. They are often decorated with leaf (løv) pendants, which flicker and glitter when worn. These can be very long and elaborate. Men and women throughout Norway wore collar buttons, called halsknappar, to keep the neck of their shirt closed. Pairs of buttons, linked by a silver ring, were called dobbeltknapp. Double buttons were commonest in the south of Norway. They were often decorated with long filigree pendants. Large filigree buttons like these are typical of the region around Setesdal, in the south of Norway, but the long elaborate pendants are more common in Valdres. |
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| Accession number | 655-1890 |
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| Record created | July 6, 2007 |
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