Medieval Heart brooch
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£78.00
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Copy of a Medieval heart shaped brooch from the V & A collection in London dating from 1400.
This heart-shaped brooch with its romantic inscription was given as a token of love. It would have been used to fasten a tunic, gown or cloak. The front is in high relief and there is an inscription engraved on the reverse in French, 'Ourselves and all things at your whim' ('Nostre et tout ditz a vostre desier').
3.9cm x 3cm
This heart-shaped brooch with its romantic inscription was given as a token of love. It would have been used to fasten a tunic, gown or cloak. The front is in high relief and there is an inscription engraved on the reverse in French, 'Ourselves and all things at your whim' ('Nostre et tout ditz a vostre desier').
3.9cm x 3cm