Ring Brooch, last quarter 13th century, British or French, Silver, glass paste, Overall Diameter: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Worn at the center of the neckline, the ring brooch, with a hinged tongue fastener, was used to close the long thin undergarments worn by both sexes. The weight of the material pulling against the tongue of the brooch, thought which is was looped, helped the garment stay closed
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Ring Brooch, last quarter 13th century, British, French, Silver, glass paste, Overall Diameter, 1, 2.5 cm, Metalwork-Silver, Worn, center, neckline, ring brooch, hinged tongue fastener, close, long thin, undergarments, worn, sexes, weight, material pulling, tongue, brooch, thought, looped, helped, garment stay, closed
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