brooch
Object NameEnameled Brooch
Made FromCopper Alloy, Iron, Glass
Date950-1100
Place Madeprobably Southern England
Techniqueassembled
SizeD: .25; Diam: 2.7 cm
Accession Number99.1.10
Credit LineGift of the Wunsch Foundation, Inc.
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Interpretive NotesEnamel is finely powdered glass mixed with a liquid binder and fired until it becomes solid. Enamel and copper jewelry, such as this brooch, was made in England before Roman rule and remained popular for centuries as a low-cost alternative to glass and precious metal. The blue star pattern may represent a cross, signaling the Christian identity of its wearer.
Provenance
Source
Wunsch Foundation Inc.
- 1999-10-29
500-699
perhaps 1-99
1100-1299
about 1850-1900
about 1850-1900