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Brooches and Badges

Hardback

Main Details

Title Brooches and Badges
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rachel Church
SeriesAccessories
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 227,Width 157
Category/GenrePrecious metal and precious stones: artworks and design
Jewellery
ISBN/Barcode 9780500480359
ClassificationsDewey:391.7
Audience
General
Illustrations 164 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 6 June 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From medieval pilgrim badges and Renaissance hat decorations to jewelled brooches and twentieth-century political pins, brooches and badges are often more than practical or decorative dress fasteners; they are expressions of identity. Focusing on the V&A(1)s world-famous collection, Brooches & Badges explores the evolution of these intricate and versatile works of art, and the way in which changes in dress have dictated their use.

Author Biography

Rachel Church is a Curator in the Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum with a special responsibility for the rings collection. She has published and lectured on jewelry and worked on the re-display of the William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery. She has contributed to a number of V&A publications, including writing on gold boxes in The Gilbert Collection at the V&A (2009).