Medieval brooch Amours, silvered bronze

Product description

The medieval brooch in the shape of a bust has been crafted after a medieval pilgrim's sign and bears the inscription "Amours". The model for this medieval brooch was a pilgrim's sign from Amsterdam, dating from 1350 to 1449 AD. The original is now in the possession of the Beuningen family collection. The word "Amours" appears on several medieval badges or pilgrim signs and translates as love, which suggests its use as a love offering between two lovers. The medieval brooch measures 3 x 2.8 cm and has a sturdy needle on the back. An additional eyelet permits the brooch to be worn as well as a pendant. The brooch is crafted from high-quality bronze.

The medieval signs bearing the inscription Amours form a group of representations of love, designed with love signs such as crowned hearts, with chaste busts, with flowers and the like — varieties of courtly love that were also adopted by lower social classes in the late Middle Ages and represented in a generally understandable iconography.