Brooch
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A brooch is a decorative jewellery item, or the insignia of a fraternal order, designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or
Wing Brooch, 2nd century AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bronze Age brooch
Bow brooch, Iron Age
Trumpet brooch, Iron Age
Stomacher (jewellery)
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A stomacher - sometimes called a devant de corsage - is a piece of jewellery worn on the centre panel of the bodice of a dress, which is itself also called a stomacher. In the 18th and 19th century, s
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…chronological indicators. In archaeology, ancient European brooches are usually referred to by the Latin term fibula. One example is the Tara Brooch. A stomacher can consist of one or more elements. If it consists of one element, it can be best described as a large and elaborate brooch to be worn at the top of…
18th century stomacher made of chrysoberyls and amethysts,
Countess of Dartmouth wearing a three-piece stomacher over ceremonial robes (Joshua Reynolds, 1757)
Princess (later queen) Mary wearing a three-piece stomacher (1901)
18th century stomacher made of gold and diamonds