medalnet Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Maybe something completely new. I don't collect them, but am always intrigued by the craftsmanship. Those "order" decorations of those monasteries. Mostly the abbess would wear a decoration and maybe one other. Needless to say that those decorations are extremly rare.[attachmentid=33137]This is an example of the monastery in Visbec[attachmentid=33138]
Wild Card Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Hi Andreas,The workmanship on items like this is always intriguing. Any idea regarding the date on this one?Best wishes, Wild Card
medalnet Posted April 4, 2006 Author Posted April 4, 2006 I believe most of them were made durng the late 18th and early 19th century. This one looks to me like 1820-1830th. Interesting is the needle devise for easier wearing. They new that the piece had to be handed on from abbess to abbes over time.
Great Dane Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 I can add one from my own collection:The embroidered star from the Danish Vall? Monastery (virgins of noble heritage only ). The decoration was instituted in 1783./Mike
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