Bracelet
Artist/Maker
DatesMade: Made 1815 - 1825
Material / Technique
Dimensionsl: Mått 19,8 cm
Inventory numberNMK 55A/1900
AcqusitionDonated 1900 by Miss Anna Sparre
Other titlesTitle (sv): Armband Title (en): Bracelet Label (sv): Armband och brosch Label (en): Bracelets and brooch
DescriptionDescription: The use of cast iron instead of gold and other precious metals for jewellery became trendy in Prussia in the hard times during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1813, Princess Madeleine of Prussia beseeched all Prussian women to donate their gold to the war effort. In compensation, they were given a brooch or ring with the inscription “GOLD GAB ICH FÜR EISEN” (I gave gold for iron). Cast-iron jewellery became a speciality in Berlin and started a fashion that spread far beyond the German borders.
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Geographical origin
TechniqueApplied art
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