The industrial arts of Scandinavia in the pagan time (1883)
Hildebrand, Hans, 1842-1913 · [London] Pub. for the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman & Hall · leaf 116
inlaid with niello. The centre is occupied bya stone of a pale colour. The oval brooches were, as a rule, worn in pairs, and only bywomen • they were placed on the upper part of the breast, andeach attached to the cloak or mantle. The two brooches wereunited by a string or a metal chain, sometimes… … Fig. 87. —Quadrangular brooch, silver. Sweden must restore in our mental vision their original brilliancy, nowtarnished by the moisture of the soil to which they have solong been exposed. The ancient Scandinavians had a great liking for chains asornaments. Circular brooches, especially, had an…
Decorative arts · Art metal-work
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