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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: European; Frankish Creator Dates/Places: northern France Creator Name-CRT: Frankish Title: Disk Brooch View: Principal view Creation Start Date: 650 Creation End Date: 725 Creation Date: 650?725 Creation Place: Found in Férebrianges or Petit-Troussy Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Materials and Techniques: Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, stone, glass , and pearl; some restoration Dimensions: Diam. 2 in. (5 cm) Description: The costume of Frankish women generally consisted of a tunic cinched by a belt, from which hung an array of pendants, some decorative and some practical. A wrap or cloak, secured by a brooch or pairs of brooches, was worn over the tunic. Shoes and garters, fastened with buckles, covered the legs. Earrings, necklaces, and hairpins completed the ensemble. Aspects of this dress changed from the fourth to seventh century, and brooches in particular convey changes in taste. From the mid-fourth to the mid-sixth century, pairs of small brooches held in place a light wrap that covered the upper part of the chest. By the seventh century, a single large disk brooch, such as this example, served the same function. Elaborately decorated with filigree and stone and glass inlays, the piece demonstrates the range of metalwork techniques employed with virtuosity by Frankish artists. AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Owner Location: New York, New York ID Number: 17.191.134 Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 Copyright: Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved. Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp AMICA ID: MMA_.17.191.134 AMICA Library Year: 2002 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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