- A
brooch (/ˈbroʊtʃ/, also US: /ˈbruːtʃ/) is a
decorative jewellery item
designed to be
attached to garments,
often to
fasten them together. It is usually...
- The Tara
Brooch is an
Irish Celtic brooch,
dated to the late 7th or
early 8th century. It is of the pseudo-penannular type (with a
fully closed head or...
- The
Celtic brooch, more
properly called the
penannular brooch, and its
closely related type, the pseudo-penannular
brooch, are
types of
brooch clothes fasteners...
- A
fibula (/ˈfɪbjʊlə/, pl.:
fibulae /ˈfɪbjʊli/) is a
brooch or pin for
fastening garments,
typically at the
right shoulder. The
fibula developed in a variety...
- A
Luckenbooth brooch is a
Scottish heart-shaped
brooch.
These brooches often have a
crown above one heart, or two
intertwined hearts. They are typically...
-
Cameo (/ˈkæmioʊ/) is a
method of
carving an
object such as an
engraved gem, item of
jewellery or vessel. It
nearly always features a
raised (positive)...
- The
Holloway brooch was
presented by the Women's
Social and
Political Union (WSPU) to
women who had been
imprisoned at
Holloway Prison for
militant suffragette...
- her collection. She
owned more than 300
items of jewellery,
including 98
brooches, 46 necklaces, 37 bracelets, 34
pairs of earrings, 20 tiaras, 15 rings...
-
there were two main
categories of
brooch: the long (bow)
brooch and the
circular (disc)
brooch. The long
brooch category includes cruciform, square-headed...
- The
Strickland Brooch is an Anglo-Saxon
silver and
niello disc
brooch dated to the mid 9th century, now in the
British Museum.
Although its
exact provenance...
