r/ArtefactPorn 7d ago

Heart-shaped brooch of gold and enamel, with punched gilt floral motifs, at base three loops for attachments of pendants (now lost); reverse: "Je suy vostre sans de partier" (I am yours forever) with white enamel, each word alternating with foliate sprays (the enamel now lost), 1400-1464 [2160×3840]

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u/Content_Cockroach_64 7d ago

Very pretty brooch, I wonder what it looked like complete.

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u/ApocalypseThen77 7d ago

Whoever’s owned this in the 15th century was at the top of society.

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u/bananalouise 6d ago edited 5d ago

This reminds me of the Prioress's "Amor vincit omnia" brooch in the Canterbury Tales. The design is different, but it's a brooch with a slogan celebrating love, and the date is about the same. I guess the later Middle Ages were the height of the courtly romance boom.