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This elegant brooch, which might have been used to secure a lady’s cloak or tunic, displays a touching inscription: "I am here in place of a (male) friend." Was it a gift from a lover? A keepsake of courtship? Or a stand-in for an absent beau?
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Title: Ring Brooch
Date: 13th century
Culture: French or British
Medium: Gold and garnet
Dimensions:
5/8 × 13/16 × 3/16 in. (1.6 × 2.1 × 0.5 cm)
Other (pin only): 11/16 × 1/16 in. (1.7 × 0.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Purchase, Diane Carol Brandt Gift, in memory of her husband, Martin Lewis, 2018
Accession Number: 2018.355
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