#personal adornment

[desimonewayland]

Gold wreath of myrtle leaves, with a multi-petalled flower at the centre.

Mid-4th c. BC

The Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization, Athens

[desimonewayland]

Brooch, ca. 1922 - gold and mother-of-pearl

Designed by Dagobert Peche and manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

[desimonewayland]

Hermann Jünger Brooch: Untitled, 1977 Silver, enamel

via: klimt02

[aaronstjames]

Evidence from personal ornaments suggest nine distinct cultural groups between 34,000 and 24,000 years ago in Europe | Nature Human Behaviour

Evidence from personal ornaments suggest nine distinct cultural groups between 34,000 and 24,000 years ago in Europe - Nature Human Behaviou

The study of personal ornaments worn by Ice Age European hunter-gatherers between 34,000 and 24,000 years ago identifies nine regional group

[desimonewayland]

English bonnet 1830

Until the mid-nineteenth century, black dye was often created from wood components and was notoriously unstable, often fading to a brown or purple shade. The velvet on this bonnet has faded softly to a dark brown but the ribbons retain their colour.  

The 'Merry Widow' cap designed by milliner Stephen Jones for his 'Albertopolis' collection, Autumn/Winter 2009 was directly inspired by this bonnet.

Collection V&A

[desimonewayland]

A green silk calash, 19th C.

Silk, cane, and silk ribbon

Collection MFA Boston

[desimonewayland]

Broad Collar of Wah, ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, early

Faience, linen thread

Collection  The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[uartslibraries]

Ornament, v.28 no.2, Summer 2017