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Source Description
Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or to the side and twisted the round hoop (described as penannular because it takes the shape of an incomplete circle) to lock the pin and gathered fabric in place. Originally, this early medieval Irish brooch would have had red enamel in the hollowed out areas making a richly colored background for the bronze spirals on the terminals and the hatched and oval decorations on the pin.
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Document identity
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4768
label
Penannular Brooch
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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4768
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object
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normalized
title
Penannular Brooch
description
Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or to the side and twisted the round hoop (described as penannular because it takes the shape of an incomplete circle) to lock the pin and gathered fabric in place. Originally, this early medieval Irish brooch would have had red enamel in the hollowed out areas making a richly colored background for the bronze spirals on the terminals and the hatched and oval decorations on the pin.
provenance
Robert Day, Cork; Robert Day Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, May 19-22, 1913, no. 382; William Randolph Hearst [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 11-14, 1949, no. 277; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
6th-7th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Metal
brooches
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5
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5
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
12.5
height
6.5
depth
1.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 15/16 x W: 2 9/16 x D: 1/2 in. (12.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 cm)
Source extras
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Celtic
med
bronze with traces of gilding
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15337
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MED
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2054
358
2513
2704
796
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