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Cloak Pins & Brooches
Gold Lover's Brooch
Trapazoid jewelled brooch
Trapazoid brooch with blue stones
Octofoil brooch Institorium
Octofoil brooch BB
Quatrefoil brooch with leaves
Ring brooch with stones and pearls
Silver half-twist ring brooch
Heart and birds brooch
Turreted Ring brooch with blue stones x2
Ring brooch with arches
Ring brooch with four flowers
Pewter sexfoil brooch

Cloak Pins
Double square cloak brooches
Round jewelled cloak brooches
Pewter cloak pin

Pilgrim & Secular Badges
Pewter angel with heart badge
Pewter acorn and leaves badge
Pewter drawn bow badge
Pewter crowned A badge
Pewter green man badge
Pewter griffon badge
Pewter hawking badge
Pewter hound and hare badge
Pewter knight jousting badge
Pewter sheaf of arrows badge
Pewter heart and flowers badge
Pewter fleur-de-lys and garnet badge
Pewter crowned R badge
Pewter Shell badge

Rings
Silver ring with spinel ruby
Silver ring with Blue stone
Brass ring with ruby
Silver posy ring
Silver ring with square amber
Silver ring with rectangle amber
Silver ring with garnet
Silver ring with moonstone
Silver ring with amore text

Necklaces and/or hair beads
Red coral beads
Italian necklace


Brooches

Gold Lover's Brooch

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 13th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring brooch
Colour/colours: gold, red, blue
Construction Materials: Gold plate, glass stone
Details of Construction: Moulded from the original in the Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities. England
Bought from: Aurifabrium, Poland
Documentation Artifact 13th century, Oxwich Brooch. Original set with rubies and sapphires. French inscription Lo sui ici lui dami Amo, I am here in place of the friend I love.

Trapezoid jewelled brooch

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Jewellery: brooch
Colour/colours: Gold, red, purple, cream
Construction Materials: Brass, glass-paste stones, pearls
Details of Construction: Hand made. 5cm length. Gold plated.
Made by: Armour and Castings, Ukraine
Documentation Artifact England, original British Museum. Item AF 2703.

Octofoil brooch with fleur-de-lys

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring brooch
Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Cast by hand with hand made pin.
Made by: Institutorium, Poland
Documentation Artifact in the Gilbert Collection

Quatrefoil brooch with leaves

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring brooch
Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Cast by hand with hand made pin.
Made by: Elden McDonald, Keystone Forge
Documentation Artifact in the Gilbert Collection

Square brooch with stones and pearls

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Brooch
Colour/colours: silver, white, red
Construction Materials: Pewter, faux garnet, freshwater pearls
Details of Construction: Hand made by pearls added by Rosalie
Bought from:
Documentation Artifact 14th century

Silver Half-twist Ring Brooch x 2

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring brooch
Colour/colours: silver
Construction Materials: silver
Details of Construction: Hand made by Robin Mackay based on a design in my collection.
Bought from: Gift by Robin Mackay
Documentation Artifact 14th century, Original with missing pin. the Gilbert Collection.

Bird Brooch

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 13th-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Brooch
Colour/colours: gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction:
Bought from: SPES Medieval Market Brass
Made by: Mirliton High Quality Miniatures, Italy
Documentation Thames find. London, England.

Trapezoid brooch with four flowers

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring brooch
Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Hand made.
Made by: Institorium, Poland
Documentation Artifact England Museum of London

Trapezoid brooch with blue stones

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring brooch
Colour/colours: Gold, blue
Construction Materials: Brass, glass-paste stones
Details of Construction: Cast with hand made wire pin.
Made by: Mark Shier, Gaukler Medieval Wares
Documentation Artifact

Octofoil brooch with fleur-de-lys 2

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring brooch
Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Hand made, cast..
Made by: Bavarian Buckles
Documentation Artifact in the Gilbert Collection (simplified version)

Turreted ring brooch with blue stones x 2

Country of Origin: England, France, Germany
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring brooch
Colour/colours: Gold, blue
Construction Materials: Brass, glass-paste stones
Details of Construction: Hand made.
Made by: Mark Shier, Gaukler Medieval Wares
Documentation Artifact England The Gilbert Collection, Item RBWS09

Ring brooch with arches

Country of Origin: England, France, Germany
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Brooch
Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Mass produced?
Made by: unknown
Bought from: Make Your Own Medieval
Documentation Artifact England

Ring brooch with four flowers

Country of Origin: England, France, Germany
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Brooch
Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: commerially produced?
Made by: unknown
Bought from: Make Your Own Medieval
Documentation Artifact England

Trapezoid brooch with dimples

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Brooch
Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction:
Made by: unknown
Bought from: Make Your Own Medieval
Documentation Artifact England, the Gilbert Collection Item BR07

Trapezoid brooch with knops

Country of Origin: England, France, Germany
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Brooch
Colour/colours: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction:
Made by: unknown
Bought from:
Documentation Artifact England

 

Cloak Pins & Brooches

Square cloak clasps with blue glass

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Early 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Cloak clasps
Colour: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass, glass
Size: 6cm diameter
Details of Construction: Hand cast brass clasps with 4 blue glass stones and a central red glass stone.
Made by: Armour and Castings, Ukraine EA27
Documentation: 14th century England

Square cloak clasp joiner

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: Early 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Cloak clasps joiner
Colour: Gold
Construction Materials: Brass, glass
Size: cm
Details of Construction: Hand cast brass clasps with 4 blue glass stones and a central red glass stone.
Made by: Armour and Castings, Ukraine
Documentation: 14th century England

Pewter cloak pin
for sale

Country of Origin:
England/France
Time Period: Early 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Hand cast with brass pin
Made by: Bob Mackay
Bought from: Bob McKay
Documentation


Pilgrim & Secular Badges

Angel with crowned heart badge- large

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Hand cast
Made by:
Imported by:
Mainly Medieval
Documentation

Angel with crowned heart badge - small

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Hand cast
Made by:
Imported by:
Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology
Documentation

Acorn and oak leaves badge

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Lead free pewter
Details of Construction: Hand cast
Made by: Lionheart Historical Replicas, UK
Documentation Possible FitzAlan Earls of Arundel livery badge or generic use of acorn motif

Crowned A badge 1

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: medieval
Type of Jewellery: Badge
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Hand cast
Made by: unknown
Imported by: Mainly Medieval
Documentation Artifact
Chaucer's Prioresse: "Of smal coral aboute hire arm she bar
A peire of bedes, gauded al with grene,
And ther-on heng a brooch of gold ful sheene,
On which ther was first write a crowned A,
And after, Amor vincit omnia."

Crowned A badge 2

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: medieval
Type of Jewellery: Badge
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Hand cast
Made by: unknown
Imported by:
Documentation Artifact
Chaucer's Prioresse: "Of smal coral aboute hire arm she bar
A peire of bedes, gauded al with grene,
And ther-on heng a brooch of gold ful sheene,
On which ther was first write a crowned A,
And after, Amor vincit omnia."

so-called Milkmaid badge

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Cast from incomplete fragment which may be a milkmaid, but is more likely a young man dancing.
Bought from: Brian, Celtmania, Tasmania
Documentation

Green man badge
for sale

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Cast
Made by: unknown
Bought from: Brian, Celtmania, Tasmania
Documentation

Griffin badge
for sale

Country of Origin: London, England
Time Period: 15th century
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Lead free pewter
Details of Construction: Hand cast
Made by: Lionheart Historical Replicas
Documentation artifact, London find.
Griffin favoured as a device by King Edward III and the Montague Earls of Salisbury.

Hawking badge
on waistcoat

Country of Origin: England/France
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: pewter
Details of Construction: Cast
Made by: unknown
Bought from: don't remember/ Abbey Medieval Tournament Marketplace?
Documentation Artifact

Hound and hare badge
for sale

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Cast
Made by: ..
Imported by: Mainly Medieval
Documentation

Jouster with St George's Cross badge
1 x on black felt hat
1 x for sale

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: early 1300's
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Hand cast
Made by: ?
Imported by/bought from: ?
Documentation Artifact Museum of London

St Catherine Pilgrim badge

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Cast
Made by: ?
Imported by: ?
Documentation

Heart and flowers badge

Country of Origin: England France?
Time Period: medieval
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour/colours: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Cast
Made by: Lionheart Replicas?
Imported by:
Mainly Medieval
Documentation Artifact, Museum of London.

Fleur-de-lys and garnet badge
for sale

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: medieval
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour/colours: Silver, red
Construction Materials: Pewter, garnet
Details of Construction: Cast with stone set en cabuchon
Made by:
Imported by: Mainly Medieval
Documentation

Crowned R badge
Country of Origin: England France?
Time Period: medieval
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour/colours: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Cast
Made by:
Imported by:
Mainly Medieval
Documentation

Pilgrim Shell badge

Country of Origin: England France
Time Period: meideval
Type of Jewellery: Badge/Brooch
Colour: Silver
Construction Materials: Pewter
Details of Construction: Cast
Made by:
Aquired from: Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology
Documentation Artifact


Rings

Silver ring with spinel ruby

Country of Origin: England or France
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Sterling silver
Gemstones: Spinel ruby
Details of Construction: Hand crafted reproduction from original artifact
Made by: Gaukler Medieval Wares
Documentation

Silver ring with spinel ruby

Country of Origin:
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Sterling silver
Gemstones: Blue glass
Details of Construction: Hand crafted reproduction from original artifact
Made by: Armour and Castings, Ukraine
Documentation Based on an original at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brass ring with spinel ruby

Country of Origin: England or France
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Brass
Gemstones: Spinel ruby
Details of Construction: Hand crafted reproduction from original artifact
Made by: Mirliton High Quality Miniatures, Italy
Bought from: Medieval Market, Italy
Documentation

Silver posy ring
missing

Country of Origin: England or France
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Silver
Gemstones: none
Details of Construction: Hand made, hand etched text and floral motifs
Made by: Trina Wiercikova, Beatrix Shop, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Bought from: Prize in competition
Documentation

Silver ring with square amber

Country of Origin: England or France
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Sterling silver
Gemstones: Baltic amber
Details of Construction: Commercially made, square cut amber.
Made by:
Bought from: Canada
Documentation PAS Cheshire West, England

Silver ring with rectangle amber

Country of Origin: England or France
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Sterling silver
Gemstones: Amber
Details of Construction: Commercially produced, rectangular cut amber
Made by:
Bought from: Tree of Life, Mount Gravatt
Documentation

Silver ring with round garnet

Country of Origin: England or France
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Sterling silver
Gemstones: Garnet
Details of Construction: Commercially made, round garnet
Made by:
Bought from: Pandora
Documentation Artifact

Silver ring with moonstone

Country of Origin: England or France
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Stirling silver
Gemstones: Moonstone
Details of Construction: Commercially made, round stone
Made by: unknown
Bought at: flea market
Documentation Artifact

Silver ring with amore text

Country of Origin: England or France
Time Period: 13-14th century
Type of Jewellery: Ring
Metal: Stirling silver
Gemstones: none
Details of Construction: Commercially made. Amore inscribed in Old English text.
Made by:
Bought from: Tree of Life, Garden City, Mount Gravatt.
Documentation

 

Necklaces and/or hair beads

Red Coral Beads

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Jewellery: necklace
Colour: Red
Construction Materials: Coral
Details of Construction: Bead strung together
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Bought from: Bead Shop, Brisbane City
Documentation

Italian necklace

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Jewellery: necklace
Colour: Red and cream
Construction Materials: freshwater and pearls
Details of Construction: Beads strung together
Made by: Nigel Henderson
Bought from: Bead Shop, Brisbane City
Documentation: Tacuinum Sanitatis


hat jewel

Late 14th century hat jewel

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th-15th century
Type of Jewellery: brooch
Colour: gold, white, blue
Construction Materials: glass, gold plated brass, freshwater pearls
Details of Construction: hand cast and plated
Made by: Armour and Castings.
Bought from: Armour and castings, Europe
Documentation: