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Encyclopedia > Fibula (brooch)
Aquamarine, platinum, and diamond brooch/pendant worn by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson during the presidency of her husband.
Aquamarine, platinum, and diamond brooch/pendant worn by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson during the presidency of her husband.

Brooches (or broaches) are decorative items designed to be attached to garments. They are usually made of metal, often silver or gold but sometimes bronze or some other material. Brooches are often decorated with enamel or with gemstones and may be solely for ornament, or sometimes serve a practical function as a fastening, perhaps for a cloak. Aquamarine, platinum, and diamond brooch/pendant, 01/31/1967. ... Aquamarine, platinum, and diamond brooch/pendant, 01/31/1967. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions (cations) in a cloud of electrons. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Assorted ancient bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... In a discussion of art or technology, enamel (or vitreous enamel, or porcelain enamel in American English) is the colorful result of fusion of powdered glass to a substrate through the process of firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. ... For the Gemstone as a mineral see Gemstone. ... Ornament is frequently used to denote: An element of decoration. ... The term connection has various uses, including: An act of connecting two or more physical entities in a physical sense or connecting concepts in memory or imagination, see below Telecommunications circuit switching That which connects, relates or joins: An electrical connection A telecommunication circuit such as a fiber-optic connection... A cloak is a type of loose garment which is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat – it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit (e. ...


The earliest known brooches are from the Bronze Age. As fashions in brooches changed rather fast, they are important chronological indicators. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...


Fibula (or Fibulae plural) are ornamental clasps or broochs used by migratory tribes in Europe during the 3rd through 7th centuries. They were shaped somewhat like a large safety pin and were used to hold clothing together. They came in many varieties and held prominent significance for the identity of the wearer. They were usually made of precious metals and often had encrusted gem stones. Eagle fibula, often worn in pairs, commemorate the worship of the Sun, common among the pagan tribes.


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Brooches are frequently decorated with enamel or with gemstones and may be solely for ornament (as in the stomacher), or sometimes serve a practical function as a fastening, perhaps for a cloak.
The Fibula (or Fibulae plural) is an ornamental clasp used by Romans, Greeks and also by Celts and migratory tribes in Europe during the period from 1000 BC to 800 AD.
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