Tooltip Categories: Ornaments
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Geamailleerde Bloem
Translation: Enamelled flower Description: an enamelled flower; details are not specified, and it could be an ornament or a pendant. E.g. ‘Een goude geamailleerde bloem met drye diamanten een rubijn,’…
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Hertborststuk
Translation: Heart-shaped breast piece Description: a breast piece in the shape of a heart. VARIANTS: none identified. FORMS: none identified. Example of inventory: Inv. 83
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Spansel
Translation: Headband Description: a band or strip of material worn around the head, typically as decoration or to keep hair off the face (OED). VARIANTS: none identified. FORMS: none identified.…
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Strick
Translation: Bow Description: a general term used for bow-shaped jewels, or jewel components. VARIANTS: stricken, stickjens (small). FORMS: (1) strick in ’t haer, bow for in the hair; (2) stricken…
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Aenhangstuck
Translation: Pendant or hanging attachment Description: an additional element of a jewel that hangs from the main part and is sometimes recorded as a separate component in inventories. VARIANTS: aenhangh-stuck,…
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Borst Stuck
Translation: Bodice piece Description: a type of pendant or brooch which was worn on the front of the bodice. Catalogue example: cat. 165 Example of inventory: Inv. 71
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Boucquet
Translation: Bouquet Description: a jewel in the shape of a bouquet. E.g. ‘Een boucquet met diamante droppelen en een ingezette rozett diamant’ (inv. 84). Catalogue example: cat. 190 Example of…