LEGEND TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE PRINT BELOW

Print Specifics:

  • Type of print: Lithograph - Original French antique print.
  • Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1888
  • Publisher: Albert Racinet, Imp. Firmin Didot
  • Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair).
  • Dimensions: 7 x 8.5 inches (18 x 21 cm) including blank margins around the image.
  • Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)
  • Reverse side: Blank
  • Notes:  (1) Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. (2) The print detail is sharper than the photo of the print. (3) The uneven tone of the photo was caused by the light coming from one side when photographing the print.
Legend:

Gold and silver jewelry originated in Holland. The illustrations represent typical representatives of buttons, chains, pipes and utensils used by the peasants.

Fig. 1. A necklaceof a young woman from Dordrecht. Red corals with golden clasps, appr. 1" in width. 2 & 4. Adornments of a rich merchant from Amsterdam. The brooch is appr. 1" in diameter. The pieces are enriched with diamonds and fine pearls. 3. Woman's brooch of filigreed gold, embellished with pearls attached with fine chains. 5. Head of a pin made of gold. View from the top and side, from Dordrecht region. 6. Golden ornament of the women from Amsterdam, 3" long 7. Diadem made of gold with engraved ornamentation 8. Earring worn by the women of Volendam, 1/2" in diameter. 9. Silver hairpin embellished with prescious stones worn by young women of Dordrecht. To such pins were used on both sides of the head. 10. A metal band used by women of Frisonne to hold their hair together, 6-7" in diameter. 11. Coral necklace of filigreed gold, used by the women of Volendam. 12. Brooch made of perforated silver, enriched with precious stones and four pendants 13. Copper button, diameter 3/4 ", two buttons are usually connected with a stem. It was used to fasted the collar of a shirt. 14. Spiral hairpin. Made of gold, enriched by a pendant of filigreed gold and pearls. Such a pendant was called Krullene-bellekens. The total length is 5 inches. 15. A hairpin of similar type, smaller in size, approx. 2 1/2 inches.

16. Fastener made of filgreed gold, to fasten ribbons or straps of a woman's hat of Walcheren 17. Golden hairpin. 18. Earring of a young girl of Breda, made of filigreed gold, 5" long. 19. Watch chain made of silver used by inhabitants of Zuiderzee 20. Trousers belt buckle, made of perforated silver, worn by fishermen of Volendam 22. Brooch and chain used to suspend a cross, hanging from the neck 23. Earring of a young girl of Dordrecht, filigreed gold, 2 1/4 inches. 24. Brass button, similar in usage as in Fig. 13. , 25. Fastener of filigreed gold, used to hold the ribbons on a hat. Used by young women of Walcheren. 26. Temporal pin made of gold, used by women of Walcheren 27 & 28. Wooden knife with brass sheath, worn by pheasant in their pockets or attached to the belt. 29. Brooch of filigreed gold, worn by young women of Dordrecht 30. Double button for the collar of a shirt, filigreed gold, with attachement of silver buttons of filigreed silver. 31. Buttons for similar usage on shirt collars. 32 and 33. Pipes embellished with red and yellow brass. This type of pipe appeared in the southern part 34. Wooden pipe with carved ornamentation used by Holland peasants. Usually carried in the pocket.


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