Swordfish Brooch

$20.00 inc GST

Pewter brooch of swordfish

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Description

This adorable warlike denizen of the deep is copied after a brooch in the Yper Museum dated 1350-1400. There are a great many manuscript sources showing armed and armored mermen, mostly with sword and shield and often with helmets. The manuscript image in the gallery is from a manuscript of Jacob van Maerlant’s poem “Der Naturen Bloeme”, c. 1350

Time period: 14th Century
Origin: England
Materials: Pewter
Product Dimensions: 2.1cm Height x 2.6cm width

Crafted by Billy and Charlie in Pennsylvania, USA, from lead-free pewter

Additional information

Weight 0.02 kg

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