Brooches

Brooches are among the key items for recognising and dating 'Anglo-Saxon' graves, as fashions seem to have varied by region and evolved at a quite a pace over time.

A Bishop of Chester? Carla 2009

Brooches may come in and out of style but pearls are timeless.

Nour Akkad: Mad Men Fashion Report: Pearls And Brooches, Then And Now (SPOILER ALERT) 2008

Brooches also led to the discovery of England's first Viking burial ground in the village of Cumwhitton, near Carlisle.

Viking Surprises 2004

Brooches were for elderly ladies, even the word sounded ancient - like corsets.

The Fifth Rapunzel Gill, B. M. 1991

Brooches, amulets, pendants, bracelets, and rings were all of unusual design and unknown workmanship.

Night Arrant Gygax, Gary 1987

Brooches were frequently worn by being stuck in the hat.

Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison

Brooches (fibulae): Greek, 40, 44; in Syria, 61 f.

How to Observe in Archaeology Various

Brooches of the safety-pin type (_fibulae_) were extensively used in antiquity, but only within definite limits of time and place.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

Brooches and rings also she found for her breast and fingers, and for her waist a jewelled girdle with

The Lady of Blossholme Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Brooches, chains, finger-rings, -- one large episcopal one, -- ear-rings, and a handful of battered gold and silver coins.

The Twins of Table Mountain Bret Harte 1869