DepartmentTextiles-Europe

Brooch

NameBrooch

Maker Inger Norunn Solhaug (Norwegian)

CultureNorwegian

Date2020

Place madeFagernes, Valdres, Norway, Northern Europe

MediumSilver

Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 3/8 in. (6.985 × 6.985 × 1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF collection, FA.2020.49.13

Object numberFA.2020.49.13

ProvenancePurchased directly from artist / artist workshop Valdres Draktsaum.

DescriptionThe primary body of the brooch has a pin on the back. Its edge has 12 rings attached through eyes. The bottom seven have additional rings to which are attached disks. The middle of the brooch body has an eye with a ring attached from which is hanging a cross.