Ferroniere

by AntiqueNut on September 4, 2009

in Ferroniere, Glossary, Renaissance Period

Ferroniere. A small jewel hanging by a narrow ribbon, so arranged that the ornament comes in the middle of the forehead. So called from the picture in The Louvre of La Belle Ferroniere (The Blacksmith’s Wife).

Leonardo de Vinci's Ferroniere

Leonardo de Vinci's Ferroniere

It was first worn in Renaissance times, but was revived in the early nineteenth century, when a small locket was often worn thus on a narrow black velvet ribbon or tiny chain.

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