Hat Badge: Woman Choosing Between Youth and Old Age, ca. 1520, probably Flemish (Malines), Gold, gold filigree and enamel, Diam. 5.8 cm., During the Renaissance, hat badges were a common form of personal adornment worn predominantly by wealthy men to assert the wearer’s character. They often depicted religious or mythological subjects, portraits or heraldic devices
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Hat Badge, Woman Choosing, Youth, Old Age, ca, 1520, Flemish, Malines, Gold, gold filigree, enamel, Diam, 5.8 cm., Renaissance, hat badges, common form, personal adornment worn, predominantly, wealthy men, assert, wearer, character, depicted religious, mythological subjects, portraits, heraldic devices
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