Women have loved beautiful jewelry since time immoriable. A collection of extant jewelry pieces found online, as well as period manuscripts relating to jewelry.
Manuscripts
Kleinodienbuch der Herzogin Anna von Bayern – BSB Cod.icon. 429
München 1552 – 1555
Jewelry catalog book of Herzogin Anna of Bavaria painted by Hans Mielich. Very beautiful full color illustrations of all the jewelry belonging to her.
Real Online finds, please click the links
| Pendant: Fortuna, Bild #: 013635 1550 ; 1600 ; Budapest ; Ungarn ; Museum für angewandte Kunst ; IN 13694 |
| A beautiful hat pin, enameled and bejeweled
Reiter, Bild: 002309, 1545 ; 1555 ; Wien ; Österreich ; Wien ; Schatzkammer des Deutschen Ordens |
| Choker necklace, gold plated over silver and pearl Halskrause, Bild: 008671Halskrause des Matthias Corvinus(?) 1500 ; 1550 ; |
Bildindex Finds
These pieces were found on Bildindex at
Orte / N / Nürnberg / Sammlungen / Germanisches Nationalmuseum / Kunstgewerbe / Schmuck / Ketten, Anhänger und Armbänder
Linked Gold Chain, GNM 4321
Caption reads: Linked gold chain from Nurnberg, 1551-1600. Gold and Amethyst. 47 cm long. Matches? Belongs to? GNM 3775 and 3805 I just love the style of links on this one and the amathyst center stone is just lovely. |
Jeweled Necklace and matching bracelets, GNM 4188
Bracelets Necklace Caption on photos reads, my rough translation plus some additional information: Chain made of pieces. Nurnberg from 1530 to 1540. Gold, Pearls, Precious Stones, Coral and Gems. 39.2 cm long. This type of necklace and bracelets would have been a proper part of the bride’s dowry (Brautschatz) and would have gone along with the Nurnberger Bride’s Crown (Kronbraut) that is so often seen in Jost Amman’s etchings. |
Chain with Carved Medallion, GNM 3540
Caption reads: Chain with Patenpfennig (Religous medalian? I think the literal translation is godpenny? patenkind means godchild) of Adrian Schwoben. Augsburg 1595? Silver, Gold gilt.
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Linked gold chain, GNM 866
Caption reads: Linked chain from North Germany, 1501-1700, Gold, discovered in 1866 in Uckermark. |
Gold Necklace, 1586-1600. GNM 759
Caption reads: Chain, 1586/1600. Gold, pearls and precious stones. |
Gold chains found in a shipwreck
A gold chain from the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, color pciture
The following were found on Bildindex at the file path
Orte / B / Berlin / Sammlungen / Öffentliche Sammlungen / Kunstgewerbesammlung / Schmuck
Gold chains, end of the 16th century
Detail of the clasp |
Woman’s Belt, around 1600
Caption reads: Woman’s belt, Cast silver with Verkundigung (announce, preach??) Magdeburg about 1600 |
Woman’s Belt around 1600
Caption reads: Woman’s belt, cast silver with Verkundigung (announce, preach??) and Tugenden (Virtues?), Magdeburg about 1600 |
Brides belt (brautgurtel) 16th century
Caption reads: Bride’s belt, Germany, 16th century. |
Originally created 2004, Updated 2009
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